FNUS76 KOTX 152348
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT BARNEY...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
448 PM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO
BECOME UNSTABLE WITH A HAINES 5 EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN LOWERING TO
                    NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.MTBAR.01/OTX