FNUS76 KOTX 270947
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONFUSION FIRE...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
247 AM PDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0213 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AHEAD
OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND 20-25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  THIS LOW WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SLOWLY REBOUND TOWARDS NORMAL FOR THE END
OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...MARLA RAYMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.CONFU.01/OTX