FNUS76 KOTX 031727
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEANDER MEADOWS...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1027 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1010 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 WEST TO NORTHWEST
BREEZES WILL PERSIST AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST.
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.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7800 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 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1200
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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