FNUS76 KOTX 292027
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PESHASTIN CREEK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
127 PM PDT THU JUL 29 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

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

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 OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 700
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100729.PESHA.01/OTX