FNUS76 KOTX 031648
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH RIDGE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
948 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0924 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA. HOT AND
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND ENHANCE THE
WEST TO NORTHWEST BREEZES WITH LOCAL GUSTINESS. THE BREEZES WILL
TAPER OFF EARLY IN THE EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY SPARK OFF SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE-UP VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST-
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST-
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.FRENC.01/OTX