FNUS76 KOTX 130308
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEACON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
808 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

POT FORECAST FOR BEACON...CITY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
808 PM PDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1915 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FIRE THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THIS WILL USHER COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR OVER THE AREA BY LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY UNTIL
THEN. ONCE THE COOL AIR ARRIVES...WINDS SHOULD INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 9 PM...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FEET AGL BY 10 PM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 11 AM...
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MASJOAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.BEACO.01/OTX

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REQUESTED BY...KELLY MASJOAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE