FNUS76 KOTX 291548
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POND MEADOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
848 AM PDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 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 WEEKEND. 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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE THIS 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........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY  CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING BECOMING 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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