FNUS76 KOTX 281717
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMWATER CANYON...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1017 AM PDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW OVER NORTHWEST OREGON
WILL DELIVER ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY TO THE AREA. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. THE LOW WILL PASS EAST OF THE CASCADES
THIS EVENING BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT RESULTING IN
COOLER AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY. EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT
COOLING IS THEN EXPECTED BY TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/ UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.TUMWA.01/OTX