FNUS76 KOTX 280034
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
534 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL SLOWLY
MOVE INLAND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A FEW MIDDLE CLOUDS WILL
BE FOUND OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SOME LOW END BREEZY
CONDITIONS AROUND MID-EVENING TO EARLY OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS THICKEN
AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS TUESDAY...
LARGELY IN THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SOME
BREEZY CONDITIONS...WITH SOME BRIEF DECREASE DURING THE MORNING
TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. MUCH
COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS.......(DIVISION B)

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS.......(DIVISION A)

MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT IN MORE PROTECTED AREAS AND
                    DOWN TO 70 IN EXPOSED MID-SLOPE LOCATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS.......(DIVISION B)

SKY/WEATHER........ PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS.......(DIVISION A)

MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS.......(DIVISION B)

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS.......(DIVISION A)

MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SOUTHERN UNPROTECTED FLATS.......(DIVISION B)

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

NORTHWEST HILLS.......(DIVISION A)

MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.TAYLO.01/OTX