FNUS76 KOTX 161351
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUCKY 10...USFS-OWF-MVRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
651 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. SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 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 EARLY THIS MORNING. CLOUDS THINNING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP
                    TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 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.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HARMON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.LUCKY.01/OTX