FNUS76 KOTX 102001
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN  536...CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
101 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1242 PDT 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...
IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY BUT NOT VERY HOT TODAY DUE TO A
DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WIND SHOULD START TO DECREASE NEAR
SUNSET. 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. IT WILL BE QUITE
COLD IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
30S AT SUNRISE...SO ACCESS TO WARM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.BUCKH.01/OTX