FNUS76 KOTX 200731
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEATH WIND CANYON...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1231 AM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2347 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MONDAY WILL BE ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT...OUT OF THE WEST IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BY LATE
AFTERNOON...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS THE
COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE SITE OF THE WILDFIRE. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BANDS OF HIGH THIN
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AROUND 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDS
                    WITH A CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH AFTER
                    1600 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING AS HIGH AS 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.DEATH.01/OTX