FNUS76 KOTX 161413
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANSONG 12...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
713 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.SWANS.01/OTX