FNUS76 KOTX 202143
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWICHI MILL ROAD...SE WA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
243 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN WILL PROMOTE
CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY A PASSING DISTURBANCE
WILL CREATE BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ON THE FIRE...PEAKING IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILD-UPS ON NEARBY
                    RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER DARK.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 10AM...THEN UPSLOPE
                    5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 9000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...COMMUNICATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.COWIC.01/OTX