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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSET MINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1032 AM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEEKEND ANTICIPATED WITH MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW DURING THE DAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES WILL
SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG THE MID
SLOPES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120901.SUNSE.01/OTX