FNUS76 KOTX 091708 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DOMKE 3...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1008 AM PDT THU JUL 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0930 PDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP AFTERNOON CONVECTION AND COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY. THE LOW WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BUT STILL A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE AREA. BY SUNDAY ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MAINLY WET THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UP-SLOPE WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...PARTIAL CLEARING OVERNIGHT. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CREST. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH....BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090709.DOMKE.02/OTX