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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORREST FIRE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
308 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1516 MDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...ESPECIALLY HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL DUE TO DRY FUELS...LOW RH AND
LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY EXPECTED FRIDAY OVER THE FIRE AREA...

A STRONG WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS AND A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH BECOMES
ESTABLISHED OVER THE CASCADES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH
WILL DROP AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH A
STABILIZATION NEAR FRIDAY'S VALUES ON SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY POOR IN THE ELEVATION RANGE OF THE FIRE. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND LARGELY TERRAIN DRIVEN. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO
BREAK DOWN SATURDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE THUNDERSTORM
THREAT IS MINIMAL OVER THE FIRE AREA...BUT A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN
WESTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME BREEZY
SATURDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 58. HIGHS AROUND 85. LIGHT
UPSLOPE WINDS AFTER 10 AM...POSSIBLY BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6
MPH AFTER 2 PM.
SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 52. NORTHWEST WINDS
8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR THE RIDGE TOP.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 78. WEST WIND 7 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 50. HIGH AROUND 76.
SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO
53. HIGHS 75 TO 80.


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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090715.FORRE.01/OTX