FNUS76 KOTX 251830
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1130 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MORE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...
...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
SUNDAY...MOVING LITTLE FROM ITS LOCATION SINCE YESTERDAY. THIS
WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SCATTERED LIGHTNING IN THE FORECAST THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH HOTTER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BEGINNING MONDAY. THIS WARMING AND DRYING WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING
                    AFTER 1PM...LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    OR DOWNVALLEY BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.BUTTE.01/OTX