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SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKIMA COMPLEX NORTH...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
233 PM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 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 WINDSHIFT 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.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 AT 2500 FT MSL
               .....71 AT 5000 FT MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........16-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...EXCEPT FOR SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 AT 2500 FT MSL
               .....74 AT 5000 FT MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........16-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR VARIABLE VARIABLE
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. COOLER LOWS IN
THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 54. HIGHS 79 TO 87
VALLEYS...67 TO 77 MOUNTAINS. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 7 MPH ON MONDAY.


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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.YAKIM.01/OTX