FNUS76 KOTX 142205
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER CREEK...WA-CWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
305 PM PDT SAT JUL 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1405 PDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
ONE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WASHINGTON THE
REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND A SECOND LOW WILL DROP IN TO
WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY SUNDAY. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL BRING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE SITE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE THREAT WILL WANE AFTER DARK INTO
THE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE SECOND LOW
DROPS IN. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN AND ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING STRIKES. HOWEVER THE CERTAINTY THAT SUCH A STORM
WILL CROSS THE SITE IS LOW. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT BUT
CAN BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120714.FOSTE.01/OTX