FNUS76 KOTX 270150
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PORCUPINE...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
650 PM PDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF MID LEVEL INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE FAST
MOVING...PRODUCING VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL. THE FIRE
AREA SHOULD BE SHELTERED FROM THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE
EARLIER DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE...BUT ON RIDGE TOPS WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT
ENDING THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY WILL BE
DRY WITH AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
WEATHER SYSTEM OVER OREGON MOVES NORTHEAST INTO IDAHO AND MONTANA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON RIDGE TOP. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH ON
                    RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...TERRY ZUFELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.PORCU.01/OTX