FNUS76 KOTX 291635
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS GULCH...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
935 AM PDT THU JUL 29 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...HOWEVER THERE ARE NO IMMINENT SHORT WAVE
DISTURBANCES TODAY OR FRIDAY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE COLUMBIA
BASIN AND PROMOTE LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND CONTINUED VERY
WARM CONDITIONS WITH FAIR TO LOCALLY POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
ON MID-SLOPES. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
ON SATURDAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7200 FT AGL BY 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH. BECOMING
                    WINDY EARLY EVENING WITH WEST GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.DEVIL.02/OTX