FNUS76 KOTX 290105
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIKAMIN...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
605 PM PDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIXED ALONG THE COAST
OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS RIDGE
WILL KEEP UNSTABLE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE NIGHT
RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL STABILIZE A BIT ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN A
SMALLER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.CHIKA.01/OTX