FNUS76 KOTX 181845
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KABOOM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1145 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE THROUGH
MIDWEEK AS A LOW-LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE SHIFTS INTO THE CASCADES.
THIS RIDGE WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH
THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS  WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT
...WITH POOR NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES EXPECTED. THERMAL LAPSE RATES
WILL ALSO STEEPEN THROUGH MID-WEEK...WITH DEEP YET DRY INSTABILITY
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090818.KABOO.01/OTX