FNUS76 KOTX 110614
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1114 PM PDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2252 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...

WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE SWAKANE FIRE ON SUNDAY WILL BE SIMILAR
TO WHAT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY. LOOK FOR MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND MUCH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE BY SUNDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WINDS WILL
PEAK ON MONDAY...WITH RIDGE TOP GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH.
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF
MONDAY'S STRONG COLD FRONT. TUESDAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE
WEEK...WITH A RETURN TO AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.


.REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP ELEVATION...NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2
                    TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP ELEVATION...WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    13 TO 17 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP ELEVATION...NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FEET OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND WINDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP ELEVATION...NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP ELEVATION...NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 34 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    BOTTOM ELEVATION...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


.OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. BREEZY NORTHWEST WIND WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HIGH NEAR 81.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOW 53-57. HIGH NEAR 86.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55-60. HIGHS 86-90.


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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN - T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.SWAKA.02/OTX