FNUS76 KOTX 010042
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LEMAH MRB...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING A DRYING AND WARMING TREND
TODAY. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT
IN INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASED WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW ABOVE
5500-6000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT...AND THERE IS
SOME QUESTIONS ON THE EXACT ELEVATIONS...BUT CREWS WILL NEED A HEADS
UP.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 AT 3200 FEET MSL COOLING TO 77 AT 5500 FEET MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2-1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................2-1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NEAR 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 AT 3200 FEET MSL COOLING TO 77 AT 5500 FEET MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2-1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.LEMAH.01/OTX