FNUS76 KOTX 102340
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
440 PM PDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1610 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TOMORROW. LOOK FOR BANDS OF HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. BREEZY WEST OR NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS A VIGOROUS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH WASHINGTON AND IDAHO.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    BOTTOM...NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BOTTOM...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.SWAKA.01/OTX