FNUS76 KOTX 050513
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 25 MILE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1013 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2145 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THIS SPOT FORECAST WAS CREATED USING WEATHER FROM THE CAMP 4
RAWS STATION AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ON THE FIRE...


.DISCUSSION...

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT
CONTINUING THE BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND INTO FRIDAY THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BEGINS WEAKENS OVER THE CASCADES. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE AS
WELL SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WEST OF THE FIRE. WEAKER
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH TOWARD SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN A FEW CUMULUS
                    BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WEST OF THE
                    FIRE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WIND 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST AFTER 1600. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS FORM
                    TO THE WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WEST OF THE
                    FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130704.25MIL.01/OTX