FNUS76 KOTX 092315
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  MARY S MISSION...WAIIMT#1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
415 PM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT...TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL
RESULT IN SOUTHERLY PRE-FRONTAL WINDS OVER THE FIRE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVES ACROSS FIRE INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE INITIAL COLD FRONT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME RAINFALL ON THE FIRE. A SECOND
WAVE OF MOISTURE ALONG THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR
SOME WETTING RAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
THIS WEEKEND AND EACH FRONT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIDGE TOPS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 300 PM.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CIRRUS CLOUDS THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SWITCHING
                    TO OUT OF THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER 200 PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
         INTO THE EVENING. HIGHS 64-70. MIN RH 27-34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
         5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 57-67.
                      MIN RH 36-48 PERCENT. WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                      8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.STMAR.01/OTX