FNUS76 KOTX 101948 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER CREEK...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1248 PM PDT TUE AUG 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1217 PDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT... AND THEN EXIT THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOT...DRY AND UNSTABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A POSSIBLE SHOWER OVER THE MOUNTAINS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RM REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100810.BOULD.01/OTX