FNUS76 KOTX 221936
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1236 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE DRY AIR MASS
ALONG WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE HAINES
INDEX TODAY.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WIND ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 17 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS TYLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.TOWER.01/OTX