FNUS76 KOTX 021728
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ENTIAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1028 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1010 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT NOT AS HOT AND DRY AS
SATURDAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN ABOUT 5 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES UP
ABOUT 7-10 PERCENT.  WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY.
HOT/DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE A PACIFIC
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BRINGING COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95 AT 3000 FEET TO 77 AT 6500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT AT 3000 FEET TO 26 PERCENT AT 6500 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY TO 50 PERCENT
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 AT 3000 FEET TO 75 AT 6500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT 3000 FEET TO 28 PERCENT AT 6500 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RM
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.ENTIA.02/OTX