FNUS76 KOTX 111943
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS...SCIMT A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1243 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1335 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS FOR THE FIRE.
GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING WITH VERY LIGHT AND MOSTLY DIURNAL WINDS
WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY. SOME COOLING WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AS DRY COLD FRONTS PASS OVER THE FIRE. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THE
FIRE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR SKIES BUT SMOKEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.APACH.01/OTX