FNUS76 KOTX 291739
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIKAMIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1039 AM PDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1014 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIXED ALONG THE
WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH THE WEEK. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE ARE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE CHANCE
OF A STORM FORMING OVER THE FIRE IS RELATIVELY SMALL...THURSDAY
WILL BRING A SIMILAR CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 11 AM. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.CHIKA.01/OTX