FNUS76 KOTX 071211
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLONE PYRAMID FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
511 AM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1959 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TO THE
FIRE TODAY. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON COLUMBUS DAY
AS ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. LIGHT TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS WILL RESUME TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS PERSISTING. THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE OF THE RIDGE
BREAKING DOWN NEXT WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SOMETIME ON OR
JUST AFTER OCTOBER 13TH.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...ICT4  T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121006.KLONE.01/OTX