FNUS76 KOTX 031603
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
903 AM PDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0820 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND WINDS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST 24
HOURS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SET UP
OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110803.WASHI.01/OTX