FNUS76 KOTX 021918
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEANDER MEADOWS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1218 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1159 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 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH WITH RIDGETOP NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 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 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500
                    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 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH WITH RIDGETOP WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000
                    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.MEAND.01/OTX