FNUS76 KOTX 060148
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 25 MILE...IMT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
648 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1920 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CUMULUS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY OVER THE 25 MILE WILDFIRE THIS
EVENING. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY
CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CUMULUS CLOUDS BUILDING OVER THE MOUNTAINS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. 30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CUMULUS CLOUDS DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130705.25MIL.02/OTX