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FNUS76 KOTX 091343
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST 281...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 AM PDT WED APR 9 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 09. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND COOLER AIR MASS IS MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA TODAY AFTER 
A COLD FRONT PASSAGE LAST NIGHT. A MODERATE WESTERLY GRADIENT WILL 
PROBABLY OVERCOME THE DIURNAL UPSLOPE WIND THIS AFTERNOON. THURSDAY 
WILL BE WARMER WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. INCREASING CLOUDS ARE 
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE 
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS.  

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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. 
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. 
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 
                    700 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. 
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3700 FT 
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN PLANK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140409.LOST2.01/OTX