FNUS76 KOTX 130001
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARKER CANYON COMPLEX...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
501 PM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1728 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 WILL BE UNSTABLE AND ALLOW FOR MORE ACTIVE FIRE
BEHAVIOR. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY
WILL BRING A A WIND SHIFT AND INCREASE IN WEST AND NORTHWEST
WIND ON THE FIRE. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH PERHAPS ONE OR TWO DRY COLD FRONTS PASSING AND CAUSING
GUSTY WIND. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON THE
FIRE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH BY 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 450 FT AGL
                    AFTER 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH BY NOON.
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4300 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH BY 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 450 FT AGL AFTER 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH BY NOON.
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4300 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH BY NOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...WA IMT 4 FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.BARKE.01/OTX