FNUS76 KOTX 151750
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL COVE...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1050 AM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON AND SAG THROUGH
WESTERN OREGON LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. MOISTURE WRAPPING ACROSS
EASTERN WASHINGTON TOWARD THE LOW WILL WORK WITH A BOUNDARY
NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS...WITH
INCREASING SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVIER RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AND SOME
STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND LIGHTNING. TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE LOW DROPS SOUTH THE SOME DRIER
AIR WILL COME IN...REDUCING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM THE NORTHEAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER LEBRET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120715.CRYST.02/OTX