FNUS76 KOTX 310335
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
835 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL CONTINUE AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY VERY WELL INFLUENCE THE FIRE AREA AT TIMES
INTO THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND GUSTS UP AND DOWN THE
VALLEY...OTHERWISE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LIGHT
INTO THE WEEKEND.


NOTE: HAINES INDEX NOTED BELOW IS THE HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ENDING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WIND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................1-2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................1-2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WIND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................1-2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................1-2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.SILVE.01/OTX