FNUS76 KOTX 251946
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BENSON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1246 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MORE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...
...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING FOR MONDAY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER WASHINGTON WILL MOVE
OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE EFFICIENT PRECIPITATION
PRODUCERS AND EXPECTED TO BE WET...POSSIBLY 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090725.SOUTH.01/OTX