FNUS76 KOTX 251616
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMWATER...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
916 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0854 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITIES LEVELS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SMALL
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE
FIRE AREA. MEANWHILE...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY FOR
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING 7500 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.TUMWA.01/OTX