FNUS76 KOTX 021826
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RADIO...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1126 AM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1028 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...
TODAY'S COLD FRONT IS SLOWER TO ARRIVE THAN WE THOUGHT YESTERDAY...
BUT WILL ARRIVE ABOUT NOON TODAY BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
OR NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OVER THE RIDGES AND DOWN THE KETTLE
RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE EAST ASPECT OF
RADIO FIRE MAY PROTECT THE PROJECT FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS...BUT
ANY ACTIVE FIRE BURNING NEAR THE EXPOSED RIDGE WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEDNESDAY WILL BE
CONSIDERABLY COOLER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY TOPPING OUT NEAR
60 DEGREES AT THE BASE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE. THE COOL CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH GRADUAL WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX TEMPS WILL OCCUR AROUND 1300 PDT AND HOLD
                    STEADY OR FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
                    MAX TEMP AT 1800 FT...66.
                    MAX TEMP AT 3400 FT...58.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WIND: NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL
                    NOON INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    MID SLOPE WIND: VARIABLE 0 TO 5 MPH UNTIL
                    NOON...BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WIND: NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO NORTH OR NORTHEAST
                    7 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    MID SLOPE WIND: NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX TEMP AT 1800 FT...65.
                    MAX TEMP AT 3400 FT...57.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...TESSA CHIEVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.RADIO.01/OTX