FNUS76 KOTX 111402
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
702 AM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE AREA TODAY AND
WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES...AND LOW RH VALUES.
THE DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS WILL YIELD CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT
UPSLOPE WINDS DURING THE DAY...SWITCHING TO A DOWNSLOPING DRAINAGE
WIND AT NIGHT. EASTERLY FLOW INTO THE CASCADES TONIGHT WILL KEEP
DEW POINT TEMPERATURES VERY LOW WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER 1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.POTAT.01/OTX