FNUS76 KOTX 231826
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOSHONE PEAK...IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1126 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1106 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA TODAY...
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 ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING FURTHER COOLING
WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ONTO THE FIRE. DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.SHOSH.01/OTX