FNUS76 KOTX 150257
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER CRK...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
757 PM PDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1947 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A STEADY WARMING TREND WILL COME OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH A MID-LEVEL
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN...WHILE A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH
BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL BRING CLEAR TO MOSTLY
CLEAR CONDITIONS.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD GRADUALLY RELAX
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...SO WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN THEIR
RECENT HEAVILY EASTERLY COMPONENT AND TREND SLOWLY TOWARD THE MORE
TERRAIN DRIVEN TYPE OF WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM AND
HUMIDITY WILL DIP. THE WARMING TREND LOOKS TO PEAK TOWARD TUESDAY
OR WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY SOME INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND BREEZINESS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...TRENDING TOWARD UPSLOPE
                    UPVALLEY FLOW OF 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...JIM DUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.BOULD.01/OTX