FNUS76 KOTX 092009
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER CREEK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
109 PM PDT MON AUG 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1244 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...GIVING WAY TO INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS AND SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS
ON THE RIDGES LATE TODAY.  A STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH
INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND A GOOD CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON EMBEDDED IN THE SHOWERS. EXPECT EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...TURNING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 5 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. LOCAL EVENING GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100809.BOULD.01/OTX