FNUS76 KOTX 312302
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAILSTORM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
402 PM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1537 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS RESULTING
IN HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
MAINLY ACROSS THE CREST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH EARLY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AT RIDGETOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.HAILS.01/OTX