FNUS76 KOTX 292212
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DISCOVERY...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
312 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1449 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE
FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH MONDAY. A
WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ON OR NEAR THE FIRE APPEARS TO BE TUESDAY...AND AGAIN ON OR ABOUT
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
                    ...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2...DECREASING TO 1 AFTER 8 PM.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.DISCO.01/OTX