FNUS76 KOTX 231812
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONARCH GULCH...IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1112 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1051 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA TODAY...
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE. A MAINLY DRY
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING FURTHER COOLING
WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ONTO THE FIRE. DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.MONAR.01/OTX