FNUS76 KOTX 121749
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS CREEK...CWICC, USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1049 AM PDT SUN JUL 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1028 PDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
AND TOMORROW. VERY WET SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO
MONDAY OVER THE FIRE AREA PRODUCING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WETTING
RAIN ALONG WITH THE LIGHTNING. SOME LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE SO IT
WOULD BE WISE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS AND
ROAD WASHOUTS INTO MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    WITH LARGE HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    WITH LARGE HAIL IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.FALLS.01/OTX