FNUS76 KOTX 021710
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1010 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0942 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 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH WITH NORTHWEST WIND 5-9 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH WITH NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RM
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.FRENC.01/OTX