FNUS76 KOTX 301538
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WA-COF-1010  RADIO FIRE...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
838 AM PDT SUN SEP 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0848 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM AND DRY AT THE
RADIO FIRE. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE TO THE WIND MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME WEST AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY. THE EAST ASPECT OF THE
RADIO FIRE MAY PROTECT THE FIRE FROM THE WIND MONDAY NIGHT.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...THE WIND WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY OR
NORTHWESTERLY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING...AND SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOR
WEDNESDAY...NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY BLOW BETWEEN 6
AND 10 MPH. A RETURN TO LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IS EXPECTED
THURSDAY. THE CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE RAIN THIS WEEK IS LOW
DESPITE THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND 1300 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120930.WACOF.01/OTX