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FNUS76 KOTX 031247
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHLOOP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
547 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 03. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA DRY FOR THE 
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE MAIN EXCEPTION WILL BE LATE TONIGHT 
INTO SATURDAY WHEN A WEAK SYSTEM SLIPS BY TO THE NORTHEAST. 
THIS WILL BRING A FEW MORE CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT
WINDS ARE TO BE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A RIDGE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. 
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 
                    AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 
                    2500 FT AGL AFTER 11 AM. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
CWR.................5 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. 
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING 
                    BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 
                    NEAR SURFACE AFTER 8 PM. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. 

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 
CWR.................8 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. 
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 
                    2500 FT AGL AFTER 11 AM. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. 

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20141003.FISHL.01/OTX