FNUS76 KOTX 192015
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
115 PM PDT MON JUL 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY. WITH AFTERNOON
HEATING...UPSLOPE AND UP CANYON FLOW WILL PERSIST FOR THE
AFTERNOON. DOWNSLOPE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LIGHT 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 AROUND THE FIRE LATE TUESDAY.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR  IC3 T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100719.SWAKA.01/OTX