FNUS76 KOTX 021721 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1021 AM PDT MON AUG 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0952 PDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH IDAHO THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT TWO DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AFTER 1PM. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...RANDY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100802.MONAR.01/OTX