FNUS76 KOTX 111256
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLONE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
556 AM PDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2002 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH
MORE DRY WEATHER...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND AND LIGHT
DIURNAL WINDS. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN BY FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE
FRIDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS AND WESTERLY WINDS...WITH
A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN. EACH FRONT INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING
A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER WESTERLY
WINDS. A WETTER SYSTEM ON SUNDAY WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME
WETTING RAINS ON THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...IC  T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121010.KLONE.01/OTX