FNUS76 KOTX 281748
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEMAH MRB...USFS OWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1048 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1020 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS ALREADY PUSHING EAST AND BREAKING DOWN AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING SHIFTING AND INCREASING
WINDS TO THE BURN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. EXPECT A 15 DEGREE
OR MORE COOL DOWN BY SATURDAY AND BY ALL LOCAL OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY/DEW POINTS ARE ALREADY ON THE INCREASE. THE WEATHER WILL
SETTLE DOWN SUNDAY AS THE LOW PULLS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CASCADES.
THEN EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY NOW...INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE
                    REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1300...WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER 1700.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090828.LEMAH.01/OTX