FNUS76 KOTX 091747
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 174...WA COA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1047 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY VERY NEAR
TO THE FIRE AREA...

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST OF TWO PACIFIC SYSTEMS HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA
EARLIER THIS MORNING AND BROUGHT ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TO THE AREA.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES.  A SECOND STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED EARLY MORNING SPRINKLES...OTHERWISE
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING INCREASING TO WEST 22 TO 29 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE CAWSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.FIRE1.01/OTX