FNUS76 KOTX 100608
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS...SCIMT-A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1108 PM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2348 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN ARE TONIGHT AND BRING
PASS THROUGH THE FIRE MONDAY MORNING. AS SUCH EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
10AM MONDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WITH A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN
TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEK. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 12
                    TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.APACH.02/OTX