FNUS76 KOTX 201945
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1245 PM PDT TUE JUL 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1322 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...

A RELATIVELY WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS DISTURBANCE AMY TRIGGER A THUNDERSTORM
OVER DISTANT PEAKS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS
WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED. QUIET...WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY.
ON THURSDAY ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER...STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL FUNNEL DOWN THE VALLEY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 LOWEST ELEVATION....77 RIDGETOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT BOTTOM...27 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 BOTTOM...68 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT BOTTOM...37 PERCENT RIDEGTOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 BOTTOM...78 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT BOTTOM...25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR  IC3 T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100720.SWAKA.01/OTX