FNUS76 KOTX 030021
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHLAND PARK FIRE...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
521 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1705 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE
BURN AREA. LIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO RESULT IN 20 FOOT
WIND SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES AT 1730.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. MIN HUMIDITY OF 16 PERCENT AT 1730.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING
                    THEN SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.HIGHL.01/OTX