FNUS76 KOTX 091944
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PASS CREEK...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1244 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1122 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE TO THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY...RESULTING IN BUILDING
CUMULUS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
SUNSET. THE REGION WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TONIGHT AND
MONDAY WHICH WILL INCREASE THE MOISTURE...BUT ALSO ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL. A MAINLY DRY MONDAY THEN A WEAK DISTURBANCE
WILL BRUSH THE BURN AREA ON TUESDAY FOR AN INCREASING CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNSET...THEN
                    CLEARING. CLOUDS INCREASING TOWARDS MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...C  DIRIENZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.PASSC.01/OTX