FNUS76 KOTX 302348
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION VALLEY FIRE...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
448 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1658 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASINGLY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LAY OVER THE
CASCADES...INCLUDING THE FIRE AREA ...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS OVER DISTANT MOUNTAINS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE
STORMS PUSHING WIND GUSTS DOWN THE LAKE CHELAN VALLEY AND OVER THE
FIRE WILL BE LESS ON FRIDAY AND PROBABLY NON-EXISTENT ON SATURDAY.
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AROUND MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE THE END
OF NEXT WEEK THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN...
INCLUDING OVER THE FIRE AREA.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 4 MPH...OCCASIONALLY BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH WITH BRIEF WESTERLY GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 70. HIGH AROUND 100.
SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS 92 TO
101. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT AND LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS
DURING THE DAYS...EXCEPT GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 52 TO 62. HIGHS 87 TO 93. LIGHT WINDS

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...STUCHELL ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.UNION.01/OTX