FNUS76 KOTX 301518
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEDOWN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
818 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
TODAY...WITH MORE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A PACIFIC TROUGH
APPROACHES...BUT A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON OR NEAR THE
BURN SITE WILL BE ON SATURDAY WHEN THE UPPER TROUGH ARRIVES IN THE
REGION. WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ENHANCED ON SATURDAY AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE FIRE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED MORNING THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT 820AM MAX 72 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT 820 AM. MIN 35 PERCENT AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WIND AT 820 AM. SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH BY MIDDAY.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...HOEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100730.TUMBL.01/OTX