FNUS76 KOTX 110440
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
940 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2224 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

TUESDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND LESS WINDY BEHIND THE EXITING
COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A WARMING
TREND PEAKING ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY WITH NO PRECIPITATION. A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE SATURDAY
OR SUNDAY MIGHT BRING MORE GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JL
REQUESTED BY...BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.APACH.02/OTX