FNUS76 KOTX 232252
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKIMA COMPLEX...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
352 PM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT WITH A DRY AND SUNNY DAY ON MONDAY
WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ON TUESDAY AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING RELATIVELY WEAK DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL
NONE-THE-LESS CAUSE INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
QUIET WEATHER WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY AS WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A
STRONGER COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND UNSETTLED AND COOLER
CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY MODELS DIVERGE WITH ONE MODEL
SHOWING A RETURN TO BENIGN HIGH PRESSURE...WITH ANOTHER MODEL
SUGGESTING ANOTHER BREEZY COLD FRONT PASSAGE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT LOWER ELEVATION...69 HIGHER ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATION...31 PERCENT HIGHER
                    ELEVATION.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 AT LOWER ELEVATION...54 HIGHER ELEVATION.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 LOWER ELEVATION...58 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATION.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 LOWER ELEVATION..66 HIGHER ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATION...30 PERCENT HIGHER
                    ELEVATION.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 47. HIGHS 70 TO 74. WEST WINDS
4 TO 6 MPH.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. DAYTIME UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. NIGHTTIME
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.YAKIM.01/OTX