FNUS76 KOTX 300856
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BBOP_COLOCKUM_20130730...DOE_BNL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
156 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CONTINUED WARM THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. AFTERNOON HEATING AND WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVING UP FROM
THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE AWAY FROM THE OPERATIONS TUESDAY...THE SLIGHT
CHANCES ARRIVE AT THE SITES WEDNESDAY. BOTH DAYS...HOWEVER...OUTFLOW
FROM ANY NEARBY DYING STORMS MAY PROVIDE SOME ERRATIC WINDS. A
BIG PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES IN ALLOWING FOR INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BEGINNING THURSDAY...CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF AREA.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP ELEVATION 87 BOTTOM ELEVATION 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BEFORE 11 AM...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


TIME (MDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........70     50     40     30     30     39
TEMP............68     73     80     85     89     90
RH..............51     40     32     26     20     19
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 2   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     5      10     10
MIXING HEIGHT...500    1000   3200   6500   6500   6500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NE 7   NE 10  NE 8   NE 7   NE 6
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE TOWARD 8 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 8 PM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
                    8000 FT AGL BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...ART SEDLACEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130729.BBOP_.01/OTX