FNUS76 KOTX 021647
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE HORNET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
947 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98 AT 2000 FT AND 90 AT 4000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 60 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS TO AROUND 40 PERCENT
                    ON THE RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-6 MPH...NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96 AT 2000 FT AND 88 AT 4000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7500
                    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.LITTL.01/OTX