FNUS76 KOTX 062006
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WENATCHEE COMPLEX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
106 PM PDT SAT OCT 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1219 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 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A SHIFT IN THE WINDS TO MORE OUT OF
THE WESTERLY DIRECTION WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING AS THE THERMAL
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH
PRESSURE...COLD NIGHTS...AND LOW SUN ANGLE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS. THESE INVERSIONS WILL PROBABLY NOT
BREAK UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON...AND SMOKE DISPERSION WILL ONLY OCCUR
FOR A COUPLE HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE INVERSION SETS UP
AGAIN VERY EARLY IN THE EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE NEXT POSSIBILITY OF
PRECIPITATION NEAR OCTOBER 13TH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 ON RIDGES AND 66 IN BASINS.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT ON RIDGES AND 20 PERCENT IN BASINS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 ON RIDGES AND 40 IN THE BASIN.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT ON RIDGES AND 75 PERCENT IN BASINS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER 700 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 ON RIDGES AND 69 IN BASINS.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT ON RIDGES AND 24 PERCENT IN BASINS.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100 AM ON RIDGES
                    AND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER NOON IN
                    THE BASINS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121006.WENAT.01/OTX