FNUS76 KOTX 140351
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MP31 FIRE...HANFORD FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
851 PM PDT WED JUN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2029 PDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT AND SHOULD
RELAX THE PRESSURE GRADIENT...ALLOWING THE WINDS TO SUBSIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ONLY BE MODERATE BEFORE
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AGAIN ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER
DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE BURN SITE THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE CLOUD COVER AND WINDS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62 NOW...57 AT 2300...MINIMUM 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT NOW...51 PERCENT AT 2300...
                    MINIMUM 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 8 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120613.MP31F.01/OTX