FNUS76 KOTX 152153
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKIMA COMPLEX NORTH...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
253 PM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1504 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONE 676...

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT VERY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE
SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT ON SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY STAY LIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. CONTINUED HOT AND DRY FOR NEXT WEEK.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....HIGH 83 (BOTTOM) AND 70 (TOP).
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT (BOTTOM) TO 39 PERCENT (TOP).
                    BEST RECOVERIES IN SHELTERED AREAS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AND DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH MID EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AND DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH MID EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 MODERATE.

.OUTLOOK...

.MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR. ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND 70S HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
LOWS 44 TO 53. GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.YAKIM.01/OTX