FNUS76 KSGX 081434 FWSSGX SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIO FORECAST...UNLISTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 734 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 PDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS FILTERING INTO THE COACHELLA VALLEY IN THE MID-TO-LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING HOURS WILL LIKELY BRING AREAS OF SMOKE FROM THE SILVER FIRE TO THE INDIO AREA...STARTING AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. SMOKE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 STATUTE MILES AT TIMES. WINDS WILL LESSEN A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT...AND SMOKE WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD TOO. OTHERWISE...SUNNY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE STARTING AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN 11000-14500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH 10 PM...BECOMING PATCHY SMOKE AFTER 10 PM. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY LATE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL...BECOMING 2000-2500 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...STEPHEN HARRISON REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE CALDWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130808.INDIO.01/SGX