FNUS76 KOTX 151352 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANSONG 12 RX 161...NEWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 652 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 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...WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL DOMINATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THEN A GRADUAL COOL DOWN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...RF REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.SWANS.01/OTX