FNUS76 KOTX 041442
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT 10...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
742 AM PDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. NORTHEAST
FLOW AHEAD OF THE RIDGE WILL GENERALLY IMPACT THE RIDGETOP
PORTION OF THE BURN...WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE
PRIM ARLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND PATTERNS. TEMPERATURES BENEATH
THE RIDGE WILL SEE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND...WITH DECREASING
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH SOME PATCHY
                    CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 1 TO 4 MPH THIS
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE BEFORE MIDDAY.
                    RIDGETOP WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT THIS MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND
                    NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...BEN CURTIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.TROUT.01/OTX