FNUS76 KOTX 031303
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE ROAD-SKELETON...SCIMT C #2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
603 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0644 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.....89 NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER
                    84 ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 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 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COLUMBIA
                    RIVER VALLEY...WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-61 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 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.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 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........4 LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...ON THE WATERVILLE
                    PLATEAU BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.CRANE.03/OTX