FNUS76 KOTX 161457 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY FUELS 4...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 757 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN PROJECT TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES TODAY BUT THE BURN PROJECT WILL BE SHELTERED FROM THESE WINDS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL ON THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. A COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED MONDAY...TUESDAY..AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY AS A COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 GUSTS TO 15 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0200 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1400...STRENGTHENING TO 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 1700 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTWEST 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1400. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...SB REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.LIBER.01/OTX