FNUS76 KOTX 031332
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMAS 1 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
632 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...BUT HIGH
CLOUDS WILL THICKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AS WELL. ON THURSDAY
CLOUDS WILL THICKEN FURTHER WITH LIGHT RAIN BEGINNING ON THE BURN SITE
BY 1 OR 2 PM...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.
UNSETTLED...SHOWERY AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...HANS SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.CAMAS.01/OTX