FNUS76 KOTX 051257
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
557 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0535 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP CUTOFF LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL WAIT ONE
MORE DAY BEFORE SHIFTING INLAND. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER HOT AND
DRY DAY TO THE AREA. SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY AROUND SUNSET AND INTO THE NIGHT. BY THURSDAY
THE LOW WILL SHIFT INLAND RESULTING IN COOLING AND MORE MOIST
CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE OR SOUTH WIND 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE OR NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.BIRD_.01/OTX