FNUS76 KOTX 281639
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENT MOUNTAIN...NEWICC DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
939 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 687 UNTIL 8 PM FOR HOT AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS...

NUMEROUS LONG STANDING RECORD HIGHS WILL BE THREATENED OVER EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOT... DRY
CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH HIGH HAINES VALUES OF 5 AND 6 WILL HEIGHTEN
THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MUCH COOLER AND WETTER
WEATHER IS EXPECT ALL WEEKEND...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN AGAIN MONDAY...AND WARMER
AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE MAJORITY OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL THIS  MORNING...RISING TO 7300 FT AGL BY 130 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDMSITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.INDEP.01/OTX