FNUS76 KOTX 020405
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE ROAD...DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 PM PDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2050 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING WILL TURN MORE NORTHERLY DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE
IS NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON THE FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
WITH DRY CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN ON FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH ALL NIGHT. EVENING GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS DECREASING AFTER 11 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 10 MPH AFTER 1 PM
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DINGLE - EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120801.CRANE.01/OTX