FNUS76 KOTX 281702
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLOCKUM POWERLINE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1002 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0927 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE NEARS THE WASHINGTON COAST. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST TODAY...BUT WITH SOME INCREASE IN MID LEVEL CLOUDS AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM WITH MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. TONIGHT
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION WITH WESTERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING AS A MARINE PUSH MOVES THROUGH IN THE EVENING. THERE IS
A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR THE FIRE AREA
AND A SMALL TO MODERATE CHANCE ONE OF THESE STORMS WILL RUN OVER THE
FIRE AREA PRODUCING .05 TO .10 INCHES OF RAIN. SHOWERY AND COOLER
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE EVENING...CHANCE OF WET THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF WET THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF WET THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.COLOC.06/OTX