FNUS76 KOTX 172256
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY FUELS 3...USFS-OWF-CLE ELUM RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
356 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILL PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE PROJECT TONIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL USHER COOLER AND DRIER AIR OVER THE PROJECT. WINDS WILL
ALSO WEAKEN ON FRIDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CASCADES
BEGINS TO WANE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 16
                    MPH AT THE RIDGETOP THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL STARKOVICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.LIBER.01/OTX