FNUS76 KOTX 201739
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINGDALE BURN...PEND ORIELLE, IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1039 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED WITH A FEW CIRRUS AND SOME
CUMULUS BUILD UPS ON THE RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN. RIDGE TOPS WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY SWING TO THE SOUTHEAST
THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT WITH
AN INCREASE OF HIGH CLOUDS. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL
BE MILDER WITH GOOD TO FAIR RECOVERIES AT THE MID SLOPES. A
COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN LIKELY AND
MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS THAT WILL LAST FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CUMULUS BUILDS ON THE RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS.
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS ON THE LOWER SLOPES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL THROUGH 7 PM...BECOMING 500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...DOUG WURZAUF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130520.SPRIN.02/OTX