FNUS76 KOTX 162243
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE MT  COMPLEX...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
343 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS (EXCEPT FOR SMOKE) WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE AREA THROUGH THIS WEEK. A WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE FIELD WILL
PROMOTE LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. A SURFACE
THERMAL TROUGH WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA STARTING TUESDAY AND
REMAIN CLOSE BY OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THIS
WILL PROMOTE WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...DRY MINIMUM RH...POOR
OVERNIGHT MID SLOPE RH RECOVERIES...LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND
AN UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS. THE FIRST CHANCE OF ANY PRECIPITATION
POSSIBILITY WILL BE AROUND NEXT TUESDAY...BUT THIS PROBABILITY IS LOW
CONFIDENCE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BEFORE 10 AM THEN UPSLOPE
                    3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 80. MIN RH 21 PCT.

.WEDNESDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 82. MIN RH 20 PCT.

.THURSDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 84. MIN RH 19 PCT.

.FRIDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 85. MIN RH 17 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 85. MIN RH 18 PCT.

.SUNDAY...
DRY AND CLEAR. DAYTIME UPSLOPE WINDS AND NIGHT TIME
DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MAX TEMP 86. MIN RH 17 PCT.


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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.TABLE.01/OTX