FNUS76 KOTX 051858
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBERTY PARK...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1158 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
DRY LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. TODAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST AND DRIEST DAY
FOR THE FIRE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN. MONDAY
WITH SEE AN INCREASING THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING INTO LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ONLY LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN
A TENTH OF AN INCH (DRY THUNDERSTORMS) CAN BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. 39 PERCENT AT BOTTOM OF FIRE IN
                    THE SHELTERED AREA NEAR THE CREEK.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY (GENERALLY A NORTH WIND)
                    OF 3 TO 5 MPH BY 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5100 FEET AGL BEGINNING MIDDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH BY 1 PM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BY 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 400 FEET AGL BY 1 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 T0 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY NOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BEGINNING MIDDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER LEBRET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.LIBER.01/OTX