FNUS76 KOTX 191825
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWICHI MILL ROAD...SE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1125 AM PDT MON JUL 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1159 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AS SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS RELAX. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE WEAKER THAN EXPERIENCED
ON SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH EVENING GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTER
UPSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES
TO THE WASHINGTON COAST. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE OF CUMULUS
BUILDUPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE RIDGES NORTH OF
THE FIRE LATE TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN 4 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    LOWERING TO 250 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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THE SPOT PAGE WILL BE DOWN TUESDAY MORNING 7/20/10 BETWEEN 545-715 AM.

FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...COMMUNICATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100719.COWIC.01/OTX