FNUS76 KOTX 251935
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE FORKS FIRE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1235 PM PDT WED JUL 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1209 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE THREE FORKS FIRE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WIND TODAY AND TOMRROW
WILL PRIMARILY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HOWEVER...GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY
ALONG WITH ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
WEEKEND SHOULD BE DRY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 80S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    BETWEEN 1400 PDT AND 1900 PDT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
                    WIND GUSTY AND ERATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 1900 PDT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CLINT DESAUTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120725.THREE.02/OTX