FNUS76 KOTX 031216
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE ROAD...SCIMT C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
516 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0542 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WITH DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN IN THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. WARMER TEMPERATURES
LOWER HUMIDITIES ARE ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY.
                    85 ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER
                    VALLEY...EAST 3 TO 5 MPH ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BLYSTONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120803.CRANE.01/OTX