FNUS76 KOTX 072227
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAVARRE...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
327 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1453 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE TODAY WITH DRY
AND HOT CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY LIGHT...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
EXPECTED. THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WILL FEATURE MORE LIGHT WINDS WITH
POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. BY SUNDAY...DECREASING STABILITY
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCE WILL INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FOR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND BUT THE TIMING OF THE RIDGE
BREAKDOWN IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
RUN SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH N THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 91. WINDS LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 89. WINDS LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 87. GUSTY WEST WINDS
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 85. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WEST WINDS POSSIBLE.


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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120707.NAVAR.02/OTX