FNUS76 KOTX 090057
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CAMP...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
557 PM PDT SUN JUL 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1729 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE UNDER A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE.
THE FLOW UNDER THE RIDGE WILL DRAW MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
NORTHWARD TOWARD THE FIRE WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING. THUNDER CHANCES WILL INCREASE STEADILY THROUGH THE
NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. COOLER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE FRONT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE
CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 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........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120708.HORSE.01/OTX