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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
932 AM PDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0903 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY WILL PROMOTE SOME CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE AREA
SLOPPING OVER FROM THE CASCADE CREST...BUT ANY SHOWERS SHOULD BE CONFINED
TO THE CREST WEST OF THE FIRE. A TIGHT CROSS CASCADE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN
THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL PROMOTE WESTERLY
DOWN VALLEY WINDS OPPOSING THE NORMAL UPVALLEY DIURNAL FLOW...FOR
A NET LIGHT WESTERLY BREEZE ON THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY
WARMING EACH DAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.WHITE.01/OTX