FNUS76 KOTX 131757
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRST WAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1057 AM PDT SAT JUN 13 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE THREAT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOCALIZED GUSTS UNDER SHOWERS AND
THUNDER STORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY INTO MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INTO MIDDAY...THEN 8000 FT AGL LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090613.FIRST.01/OTX