FNUS76 KOTX 090414
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR UMTANUM 2...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
914 PM PDT SUN JUL 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2042 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
AT  LEAST MID-WEEK...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER MONDAY AND TUESDAY COMPARED TO SUNDAY. A BIGGER CONCERN WILL
BE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BECAUSE THESE STORMS ARE HIGH BASED THEY
WILL COME WITH VERY STRONG AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
TRACK ACROSS THE BURN MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT WILL INCREASE NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH MAINLY DIURNAL WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120708.UMTAN.02/OTX