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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURLINGTON...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
223 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 PDT 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.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING WILL ALLOW FOR GRADUAL WARMING AND
DRYING WHICH WILL WILL PEAK FRIDAY. LATE THURSDAY THE AIR OVER
THE FIRE WILL BE UNSTABLE AND ALLOW FOR INCREASE IN ACTIVE FIRE
BEHAVIOR...SIMILAR TO WHEN THE HAINES INDEX APPROACHES SIX.
A WIND FROM THE WEST WILL PICK UP ON FRIDAY AND 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. ADDITIONALLY TONIGHT WILL BE QUITE COOL SO ACCESS
TO WARM PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO
PLAN FOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...EXCEPT FOR SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...EXCEPT FOR SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR EAST 4 TO 7.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.BURLI.01/OTX