FNUS76 KOTX 061202
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
502 AM PDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0431 PDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCOMING PACIFIC
TROUGH HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA. FURTHER PRECIPITATION
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE HIT-AND-MISS WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM...BUT THE CHANCES OF A SHOWER OR
STORM MOVING OVER THE FIRE AREA IS SMALL. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE LAST
NIGHT WILL CAUSE THE WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT TO INFLUENCE THE
NORMAL UPSLOPE WIND TENDENCY TODAY AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS WITH HIGHER RH
AND GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 10 AM. NORTHWEST
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. NORTHWEST GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.TRAIL.01/OTX