FNUS76 KOTX 152153
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKIMA COMPLEX SOUTH...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
253 PM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1506 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL INCREASE
THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE EXPOSED RIDGELINE WITH THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LIKELY TO BE
SHELTERED.  WINDS WILL WEAKEN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
AND SWITCH TOWARD THE EAST/NORTHEAST.  A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK YIELDING
LIGHT DIURNALLY...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL WARMTH...
AND UNSEASONABLY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76F BOTTOM (2500 FT) TO 66F TOP OF FIRE
                    (5000 FT).
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 35 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR E/SE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON BOTTOM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45F BOTTOM (2500 FT) TO 52F TOP OF FIRE
                    (5000 FT).
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 52 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


.MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S BOTTOM TO
50'S TOP. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S BOTTOM AND UPPER
60'S TO LOWER 70'S TOP. WINDS LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OR
3 TO 7 MPH EAST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON SWINGING AROUND TO DRAINAGE WINDS OR WEST TO NORTHWEST
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AT 3 TO 7 MPH.


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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.YAKIM.02/OTX