FNUS76 KOTX 130024
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS...SCIMT A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
524 PM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

..UNSTABLE WITH HIGH HAINES OF 5 THURSDAY 3-7 PM PDT..

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE FIRE WILL ALLOW FOR A DRYING
AND WARMING TREND PEAKING FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS WILL BE UNSTABLE AND ALLOW FOR MORE
ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AFTER THE MORNING INVERSION BREAKS. DRIER AIR
WILL RESULT IN POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY
WILL BRING A A WIND SHIFT AND INCREASE WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS
OVER THE FIRE. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
PERHAPS ONE OR TWO DRY COLD FRONTS PASSING AND CAUSING GUSTY WINDS.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON THE FIRE FOR THE NEXT
SEVEN TO TEN DAYS.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER 800 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 400 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER NOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.APACH.01/OTX