FNUS76 KOTX 010305
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE PEAK...USFS CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
805 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL ENTER NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...PLACING
THE REGION IN A NORTHWEST FLOW AND WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
UNTIL LATER THURSDAY WHEN THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST. THIS WILL
ALLOW CLOUDS TO INCREASE LATE IN THE DAY...BUT OTHERWISE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. HOWEVER SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.SLIDE.01/OTX