FNUS76 KOTX 112345
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 176...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
445 PM PDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING GRADUAL WARMING TO NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE
WARMEST DAY IN THE NEXT WEEK. A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM ON FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL BRING A SHIFT IN THE WIND TO A MORE WESTERLY WIND...BUT THE
FIRE 176 PROJECT SEEMS AS IF IT IS PRETTY PROTECTED FROM A WEST
WIND. NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS EVIDENT FOR THE NEXT 7 TO 10
DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BEGINNING AROUND 1900 PDT...DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND
                    0900 OR 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...ERIC TRIMBLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.FIRE1.01/OTX