FNUS76 KOTX 061910
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELLFIRE...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1210 PM PDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1133 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WHICH DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY TO NORTH IDAHO LAST NIGHT WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. DESPITE ITS DEPARTURE...MOISTURE FROM
LAST NIGHTS RAINS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HEATING COULD SPARK
A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT
WILL RAPIDLY WANE AFTER SUNSET. COOLER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
ON SATURDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 1400...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUD BUILDUPS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 0-3 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUST TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...STONEHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.HELLF.01/OTX