FNUS76 KOTX 171635
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAHAHUM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
935 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE INTO WEDNESDAY.
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE PASSAGE SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
RESULT IN A WIND INCREASE WITH THURSDAY MOST LIKELY REMAINING THE
HOTTEST AND DRIEST DAY OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090817.NAHAH.01/OTX