FNUS76 KOTX 062040
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
140 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1318 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
IDAHO PANHANDLE BETWEEN 130 PM AND 3 PM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE BE VERY SLOW MOVERS. THE
SLOW MOTION WILL ALLOW SOME CELLS TO PRODUCE SPOTTY HEAVY RAIN. BY
LATE TONIGHT...A BAND OF MODERATE RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FLAT
WILDFIRE COULD RECEIVE A HALF INCH OR MORE OF RAIN FROM LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH. WIND GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.FLAT_.01/OTX