FNUS76 KOTX 092033
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CAMP...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
133 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL PROMOTE LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. A SLIGHT COOL DOWN
IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH NO THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY WILL
REMAIN BENIGN AND DRY BUT STILL WARMER THAN NORMAL. TEH STAGNANT
SUMMER PATTERN MAY PROMOTE A MID-SLOPE THERMAL BELT TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY HAMPER RH RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120709.HORSE.01/OTX