FNUS76 KOTX 050116
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE ROAD...SCIMT C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
616 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1851 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. SUNDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST AND
DRIEST DAY FOR THE FIRE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTAIN ONLY LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS OF LESS
THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH (DRY THUNDERSTORMS).

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TOP...103 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                    VARIABLE WIND 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TOP...98 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................6.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...DON WALLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120804.CRANE.03/OTX