FNUS76 KOTX 281452
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER CREEK...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
752 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RELATIVELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE
AREA TODAY. ALOFT A NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION. THERE WILL LIKELY BE WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FIRE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A MODERATE CHANCE OF SOME RAIN ON
THE FIRE. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LIGHT...BUT ERRATIC
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE RADIATING OUT FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST/UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 11AM.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.SILVE.01/OTX