FNUS76 KOTX 051947
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 25 MILE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1247 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1205 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE RIDGE TOPS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WE
DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY OVER THE
25 MILE WILDFIRE. NORTHWEST DRAINAGE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...AND MAY BE GUSTY AROUND SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL FORM OVER THE
MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND HAVE A SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT. THE CHANCES
THAT STORMS WILL IMPACT THE 25 MILE WILDFIRE ARE SMALL...BUT GUSTY
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CUMULUS BUILD UPS OVER THE
                    MOUNTAIN RIDGES. CLOUD COVER 30 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....1300 FT ELEVATION...84.
                    3000 FT ELEVATION...78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 6900 FT AGL BETWEEN 1200 AND
                    1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE DAY.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH EARLY EVENING
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE BY 2100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....1300 FT ELEVATION...86.
                    3000 FT ELEVATION...80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1 TO 4 MPH MID-MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A VERY SMALL
                    CHANCE OF GUSTY THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130705.25MIL.01/OTX