FNUS76 KOTX 161845
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAHAHUM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1145 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1118 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION
FOR AN EXTENDED WARMING AND DRYING TREND INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
THE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.NAHAH.01/OTX