FNUS76 KOTX 222147
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
247 PM PDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA...RESULTING IN
BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM
MID 20S TO MID 40S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES
WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR CONVECTION
LOOKS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 NEAR THE RIVER AND 73 ON THE TOP OF THE RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT NEAR THE RIVER AND 43 PERCENT ON
                    THE RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS 25
                    TO 30 MPH...DECREASING AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 27 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95 NEAR THE RIVER 79-83 ON THE RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18PERCENT NEAR THE RIVER AND 30-37 PERCENT
                    ON THE RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UP-SLOPE/UP-VALLEY 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6000 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR  IC3 T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.SWAKA.01/OTX