FNUS76 KOTX 112330
FWSOTX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
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 LATE 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.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHERLY 1 TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW...APPROACHING 5 MODERATE BY MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.PENEL.01/OTX