FNUS76 KOTX 061435
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNBULL...USFWS/DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
735 AM PDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0802 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY
AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL SLOWLY LOOSEN TOWARD MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING
THE DAY. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THE MID-MORNING
TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE STARTING TO SLACKEN AFTER
ABOUT 1 TO 3 PM. HOWEVER OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO BUILD IN THROUGH FRIDAY...LEADING TO DRY AND MAINLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER WINDS. HOWEVER WE ARE TRACKING ANOTHER
SYSTEM TO MOVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER INCREASE
IN WINDS WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LITTLE PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED
                    BETWEEN ABOUT 10 AM TO 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...TURNBULL NWR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.TURNB.01/OTX