FNUS76 KOTX 211306
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAMER WHEATFIELD...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
606 AM PDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0549 PDT 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 RESPONSE TO AN
UPSTREAM WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL TRACK INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AND VERY
DRY TODAY AND AGAIN MONDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE BURN AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE
REGION BY MIDWEEK THEN SLIDE EAST PROMOTING INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.




.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...RANDY FRIEDLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.KRAME.01/OTX