FNUS76 KOTX 091636
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
936 AM PDT MON AUG 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY...LEADING
TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND MODERATE WEST WINDS. A
STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL
BRING COOLER WEATHER...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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN PARTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT  AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 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.WILDC.01/OTX