FNUS76 KOTX 240030
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON KNOB...IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
530 PM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1740 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING
...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. THE MAIN
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE. A MAINLY DRY
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TOMORROW WHICH WILL BRING FURTHER COOLING
WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE FIRE. DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 19 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...NORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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