FNUS76 KOTX 220100
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERS CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
600 PM PDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
MOISTURE IS INCREASING...BUT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE DEEP ENOUGH TO
PRODUCE ANYTHING BEYOND A SPRINKLE TONIGHT ON THE FIRE...IF ANY
AT ALL. ON SUNDAY A MODERATE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SMALL CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE AREA AS THE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
NORTHERN IDAHO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL .SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE FIRE...BUT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ON THE FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
CONTINUED COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT BOTTOM ELEVATIONS...58 AT TOP ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT BOTTOM...48 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. SOUTHWEST GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 BOTTOM...60 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT BOTTOM...41 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS BERTI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.MINER.01/OTX