FNUS76 KOTX 021921
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OKANOGAN COMPEX...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1221 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1130 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

THE MAJORITY OF THE OKANOGAN COMPLEX WILL BE EFFECTIVELY SHELTERED
FROM THE NORTH WINDS EXPECTED LATER TODAY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND EASTERN WASHINGTON. RIDGES...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL
EXPERIENCE GUSTS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...BUT THE VALLEYS AND
MIDSLOPES OF THE OKANOGAN COMPLEX SHOULD EXPERIENCE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 1900 FEET...70. AT 4800 FEET...56.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1500 PDT. RIDGE
                    TOP GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGE TOP
                    GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH BETWEEN 1700 AND 2100 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 1900 FEET...67. AT 4800 FEET...55.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. SHELTERED AREAS MAY
                    EXPERIENCE UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WIND 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.OKANO.01/OTX