FNUS76 KOTX 051233
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
533 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1818 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMALLY-INDUCED SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL LAY WEST OF THE
CASCADES...WHILE MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE JUST OFF THE COAST WILL
GRADUALLY EDGE EAST. THE MEAN NORTHERLY STEERING FLOW WILL KEEP
THE BURN SITE IN A DRY PATTERN...WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
EXCEPT DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE IN THE FAIR TO POOR RANGE.
LOOK FOR SOME MID TO UPPER SLOPE WARMING OVER THE NEXT 24-36
HOURS AS THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAKES THAT EDGE
EASTWARD. THIS WILL PROMOTING LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND A MODEST SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS.  DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 2400 FEET...60.
                    AT 6500 FEET...48.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 2400 FEET...22 PERCENT.
                    AT 6500 FEET...30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 2400 FEET...26.
                    AT 6500 FEET...33.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 2400 FEET...63 PERCENT.
                    AT 6500 FEET...44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 2400 FEET...61.
                    AT 6500 FEET...56.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 2400 FEET...24 PERCENT.
                    AT 6500 FEET...31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...ICT4  T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121004.KLONE.01/OTX