FNUS76 KOTX 312230
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE HORNET...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
330 PM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1453 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...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. A TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE NORTH
SATURDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE COMBINATION OF HOT...DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS.


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


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY TO
                    THE NORTH OF THE FIRE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 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........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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