FNUS76 KOTX 140012
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR APACHE PASS FIRE...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
512 PM PDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE APACHE PASS FIRE ON
FRIDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WON'T BRING MUCH WIND TO THE PROJECT
SITE UNTIL MAYBE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE WIND WILL BECOME
WEST OR SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 MPH. THE WIND WILL BECOME
LIGHT AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT
7 TO 10 DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH
                    1900 PDT...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 100 FEET BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1900 PDT BECOMING
                    EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1100 PDT...WITH
                    MIXING HEIGHTS BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH BY LATE DAY.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...FORREST OWNBEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120913.APACH.01/OTX