FNUS76 KOTX 101237
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS...SCIMT A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
537 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0622 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT. AS
SUCH EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1000...AND
THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND LAST THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
BEFORE A WARMING TREND BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AROUND 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 23 TO 27
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.APACH.01/OTX