FNUS76 KOTX 062009
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH RB...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
109 PM PDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1238 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WHICH DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE 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 TODAY. THE THREAT
WILL RAPIDLY WANE AFTER SUNSET. COOLER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
ON SATURDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    AFTER 1500.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1500.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EARLY EVENING SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THROUGH 2100 THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN A FEW
                    CUMULUS BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...DAVE NORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.SAWTO.01/OTX