FNUS76 KOTX 171925
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP PROGRESS...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1225 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1157 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS EAST OF THE FIRE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THE NEARBY PROXIMITY OF THE TROUGH WILL ALLOW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO FORM.
THE BEST CHANCES HOWEVER WILL LIE TO THE EAST OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO DEVELOP. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL
RAPIDLY DWINDLE BY EVENING AS THE TROUGH HEADS INTO IDAHO.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CORY CHRISTMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.CAMPP.01/OTX