FNUS76 KOTX 252055
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
155 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1341 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS...
...MORE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...
...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING FOR MONDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE NEXT UPCOMING WORKWEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER WASHINGTON WILL
MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE EFFICIENT
PRECIPITATION PRODUCERS AND EXPECTED TO BE WET...PRODUCING HAIL AT TIMES.
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL EXIT BY MONDAY AND ALLOW WARMING AND DRYING TO
OCCUR THROUGH THE NEXT WORKWEEK...WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR ANY LINGERING
LIGHTNING CAUSED IGNITIONS TO INTENSIFY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.FORES.01/OTX