FNUS76 KOTX 051513
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCHAT UNIT 2...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
813 AM PDT SUN MAY 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
FIXED OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TODAY WILL BE THE
LAST DAY OF BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS THEN WINDS WILL TREND MORE
DIURNALLY AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. TEMPERATURES WILL EXHIBIT A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAIN UNSEASONABLY LOW. SLIGHT
COOLING WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER WEDNESDAY AND SOME INSTABILITY COULD
TRIGGER MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 RIDGETOP, 74 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP...EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH AFTER 1300 PDT.
                    BOTTOM...DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1400
                    PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT RIDGETOP...70 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP...EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
                    BOTTOM...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 RIDGETOP...79 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP...EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
                    BOTTOM...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...LONNIE NEWTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.ROCHA.01/OTX