FNUS76 KOTX 142155
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT BARNEY...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
255 PM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SLIGHT COOLING ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT
PASSAGE TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE.
WITH THE RIDGE EXPECT POOR NIGHT TIME RECOVERIES ESPECIALLY FRIDAY
NIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE ON SATURDAY
BRINGING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 73. MIN HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT. WIND
   UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX 4.

FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 77. MIN HUMIDITY NEAR 18 PERCENT.
         WIND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX 4.

SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
           THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS NEAR 77. MIN HUMIDITY
           NEAR 18 PERCENT. WIND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
           HAINES INDEX 4.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.MOUNT.01/OTX