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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK CREEK...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1154 AM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL RIDGE WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS RESULTING
IN UNSTABLE LAPSE RATES. THIS INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS PRODUCING POTENTIAL RED FLAG WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THE THERMAL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE FIRE BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL BRING INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
ONLY A SLIGHT REBOUND IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS. COOLER AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND EARLY BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.OAKCR.01/OTX