FNUS76 KOTX 021329
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK POTATO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
629 AM PDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND CONTINUED WARMER THAN AVERAGE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION. A STRENGTHENING WESTERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROBABLY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE
NORMAL DIURNAL UPSLOPE WIND THIS AFTERNOON.TONIGHT WEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AS THE GRADIENT COMPLIMENTS THE DIURNAL DOWNSLOPE. ON
WEDNESDAY DRY BUT CLOUDIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. A STORM SYSTEM WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE LATE THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TIM DELPH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.NORTH.01/OTX