FNUS76 KOTX 291614
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEMAH MRB...USFS OWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
914 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING WILL
TRACK EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE CORE OF THIS LOW WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...WITH
A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY
COME OVER THE BURN SITE. THE RISK WILL WIND DOWN THIS EVENING
INTO THE OVERNIGHT...WITH ONLY AN ISOLATED SHOWER THREAT ON
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.LEMAH.01/OTX