FNUS76 KOTX 241840
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMWATER...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1140 AM PDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1104 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY WITH
SLIGHTLY LOWER MINIMUM RH. WITHOUT MUCH IN THE WAY OF A PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE AREA...WINDS SHOULD ACT SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
EXPECT A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING LIGHT
DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON THE FIRE
SITE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SMALL
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE FIRE AREA IS VERY SMALL. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TOMORROW WITH MIN RHS REMAINING VERY SIMILAR TO
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.TUMWA.01/OTX