FNUS76 KOTX 031234
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE ROAD-SKELETON...SCIMT C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
534 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0614 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN IN THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. WARMER TEMPERATURES
LOWER HUMIDITIES ARE ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY
                    82 ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE COLUMBIA
                    RIVER VALLEY...WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON 3 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-62 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-17 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER
                    VALLEY...EAST 3 TO 6 MPH ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.CRANE.02/OTX