FNUS76 KOTX 041644
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISERY LK  T S...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
944 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE TODAY
AND REMAIN FIXED OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BREEZY
NORTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE RIDGE WILL GENERALLY IMPACT THIS
LOCATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL EXHIBIT A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND WHILE HUMIDITY LEVEL SLOWLY DECREASE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN A FEW SMALL CUMULUS
                    BUILDUPS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 1030 AM INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 AT BASE OF PROJECT TO 46 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 11AM
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ACKERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.MISER.01/OTX