FNUS76 KOTX 241255
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKANE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
555 AM PDT SAT JUL 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2053 PDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND PERSIST
AT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS RIDGE WILL DELIVER HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LOW...WHILE
ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE HAINES
INDEX AS WELL AS POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVER HIGHER PORTIONS
OF THE FIRE BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND WARMER.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 AT TOP OF FIRE TO 101 AT BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO WEST 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 68 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 AT TOP OF FIRE TO 60 PERCENT AT BASE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    OVER THE VALLEY FLOOR OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 AT TOP OF FIRE TO 104 AT BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR  IC3 T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100723.SWAKA.01/OTX