FNUS76 KOTX 061640
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
940 AM PDT MON MAY 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN FIXED OVER THE
FIRE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. FOR TODAY THAT
WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AND THIS WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL REMAIN PRIMARILY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 82 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 54 AT TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT AT BASE OF FIRE TO 55 PERCENT
                    AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER 1400 WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 AT BASE OF FIRE TO 84 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH EXCEPT ERRATIC GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1 EXCEPT 2 AFTER 1400.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130506.CASTL.01/OTX