FNUS76 KOTX 140802
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TALYLOR BRIDGE...SE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
102 AM PDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0018 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN CHANNELED IN THE VALLEY THROUGH THE
NIGHT AS THE GUSTINESS DECREASES EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH DAYTIME
MIXING...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN BY MID AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SPEEDS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED ON
MONDAY. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN AND TURN NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND BECOMING
MORE SOUTHEAST OR UP VALLEY WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER.
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 AT THE MID SLOPES...92 IN THE VALLEY.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE VALLEY BY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 AT THE MID SLOPES...90 IN THE VALLEY.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.TALYL.01/OTX