FNUS75 KPSR 251603
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALTON SEA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
903 AM MST TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS TODAY
WILL REMAIN A BIT ELEVATED...MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THIS EVENING.
GENERALLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT
AROUND 10 MPH...AT TIMES NEAR 15 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT BY TONIGHT
AND REMAIN LIGHT ON WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY INTO LATE THIS WEEK WHEN WIND
DIRECTIONS BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.

HUMIDITY LEVELS NEAR THE SALTON SEA SHOULD BE IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT
RANGE BOTH AFTERNOONS DECREASING TO INTO THE TEENS AWAY FROM THE SEA.
ESTIMATED MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LIKELY VARY AT TIMES
DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY NEAR THE SALTON SEA...BUT OVERALL MIXING
HEIGHTS SHOULD IMPROVE AWAY FROM THE SEA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHTS......5-7K FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....72-76 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHTS......500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS......4-6K FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CK
REQUESTED BY...GORDON TAMPLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120925.SALTO.01/PSR