FNUS76 KOTX 151914
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLEN BEAR RX...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1214 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE
FOR ANOTHER DAY. A BIT MORE WIND IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THAN
YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE 8 TO 10 DEGREES
COOLER AND WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE COOLING
TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS ONLY REACHING
THE LOWER 60S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1700 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300
                    AND 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH AROUND 1600.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MID SLOPE 48. VALLEY BOTTOM 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OVERNIGHT.
                    WEST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOP
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT ON
                    THE RIDGE TOP. VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH
                    IN THE MID SLOPE/LOWER ELEVATION OF
                    BURN.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JASON MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.FALLE.01/OTX