FNUS76 KOTX 082249
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PASS CREEK...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
349 PM PDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRATUS IS SLOWLY SUBSIDING NEAR THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
BUT WHEN IT DOES THERE WILL BE A 2-3 HOUR WINDOW OF SHOWERS OVER THE
BURN AREA. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL GET
FLATTENED OUT BY A WEAK DISTURBANCE TOMORROW. THIS WILL ALLOW ANOTHER
AFTERNOON OF LOCALIZED CONVECTION ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BEGINNING
MONDAY AND LINGERING THROUGH THE WEEK THE REGION WILL BE IN A MOIST
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS...BUT ALSO BRING MAINLY SHOWERS EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........STRATUS SHOULD LIFT OUT OF THE AREA BY 1700...THEN
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THROUGH
                    SUNSET.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS ENDING BY SUNSET...THEN CLEARING
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300. WINDS GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.PASSC.01/OTX