FNUS76 KOTX 310308
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKSUM...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
808 PM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL TRACK INTO
WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY BRINGING WITH IT ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. ON
SUNDAY THE BEST INSTABILITY WILL SHIFT NORTH AND OVER THE
CASCADES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IMPACTING THE FIRE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.YAKSU.01/OTX