FNUS76 KOTX 231617
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL BAY...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
917 AM PDT SUN AUG 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY. A WEAK AND DRY DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
WILL BRING INCREASED HIGH CLOUDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY
INCREASED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WINDS OVER YESTERDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY...WITH MINIMUM RH
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN SATURDAY AS WINDS MIX DOWN DRIER AIR FROM THE
MID LEVELS. ON TUESDAY ANOTHER DRY AND WEAK FRONT WILL CREATE
SIMILAR INCREASED WINDS AND INCREASED CLOUDS WITH TEMPERATURES AND
RH REMAINING SEASONABLY NORMAL AND DRY. DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING
TREND ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-WEEK ONWARD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID LEVEL CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 11 AM. AFTERNOON
                    SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 20 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER 7 PM.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JOHN POLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090823.BELLB.01/OTX