FNUS76 KOTX 220244
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COULEE CITY...SCIMT A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
744 PM PDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2029 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BEND DOWN TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY BUT NOT COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO AN
UPSTREAM WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL TRACK INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND FAIRLY
DRY ON MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FIRE MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BY MIDWEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FRIES
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.COULE.01/OTX