FNUS76 KOTX 021949 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FUZZY PEAK...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1249 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 PDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEAK AND SHORT LIVED HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER UP-SLOPING FLOW INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL SUPPORT A FEW STRAY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE ON THURSDAY WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS AND A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2200. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN FREEMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110802.FUZZY.01/OTX