FNUS76 KOTX 261659
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABLE FIRE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
959 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.
THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. SUBSIDENCE INVERSION NEAR THE RIDGE TOP THIS MORNING...
WILL LOWER TO THE MID SLOPES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND PROVIDE A
LAYER OF POOR RH RECOVERIES AT THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOUT
5 TO 8 DEGREES EACH DAY. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN LATE ON FRIDAY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING SOME
INCREASE WESTERLY WINDS...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 59 AT THE RIDGE TOP AND 70 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER MIDDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 AT THE RIDGE TOP AND 45 AT THE BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68 AT THE RIDGE TOP AND 81 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 15 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.SABLE.01/OTX