FNUS76 KOTX 201713
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LINE FIRE...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1013 AM PDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL BRING INCREASED MID LEVEL CLOUDS TO
THE BURN AREA TODAY...BUT WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON SURFACE CONDITIONS.
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LAY OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ON THURSDAY
ANOTHER RELATIVELY WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION...
AGAIN WITH NO PRECIPITATION...BUT WITH INCREASING WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS AND MINIMUM RH MAY APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 9000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...MARLA RAYMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100720.LINEF.01/OTX