FNUS76 KOTX 102331
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
431 PM PDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 PDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT
WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM OUT OF THE EAST
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRY WEATHER WILL
BREAK DOWN ON FRIDAY...WITH A SERIES OF SYSTEMS PASSING THROUGH
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK
UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE FIRST COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON FRIDAY NIGHT. EACH FRONT INTO THIS
WEEKEND WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR RAIN AND BE ACCOMPANIED
BY GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH A SECOND FRONTAL PASSAGE
ON SATURDAY AND A THIRD ON SUNDAY.  RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THE FRONT
ON SATURDAY WITH A VERY WET FRONT EXPECTED ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN.

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER 700 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 100 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121010.MILLE.01/OTX