FNUS76 KOTX 160056
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LINE FIRE...WA IMT #5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
556 PM PDT THU JUL 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1839 MDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SYSTEM WILL PASS THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...DOING
VERY LITTLE BUT INCREASING WINDS AND MIXING.  HOWEVER...THE
INCREASED WINDS MAY BRING GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TOWARD 15 PERCENT.  THIS WILL MAKE FRIDAY THE MOST
CRITICAL DAY OF THE UPCOMING PERIOD FOR FIRE GROWTH. AFTER FRIDAY...
TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL OFF TOWARD NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
AND THE MAIN STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
THIS WILL MEAN ANY SHOWER CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE
FIRE...WITH NOTHING BUT VERY WEAK DRY FRONTAL PASSAGES THROUGH
THE AREA...THE NEXT OF WHICH IS LIKELY TO OCCUR SUNDAY.  HOWEVER...
EVEN THAT FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE VERY WEAK WITH WIND GUST POTENTIAL
LARGELY LIMITED TO BELOW 20 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 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 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100715.LINEF.01/OTX