FNUS76 KOTX 140214
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LINE FIRE...WA IMT 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
714 PM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1954 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE FIRE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL BRING PROGRESSIVELY DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY.
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOT STRENGTHEN VERY MUCH...AND BE
LARGELY SQUASHED TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.  A WEAK SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. THE
FRONT WILL LIKELY BE DRY WITH LITTLE MORE THAN A MODEST INCREASE
IN WINDS AND SOME ASSOCIATED MID-LEVEL CLOUDS PASSING THE FIRE.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TOWARD NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY...BE ABOVE
NORMAL THURSDAY...BEFORE MODERATING TOWARD NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING WILL SLOWLY BECOME SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100713.LINEF.03/OTX