FNUS76 KOTX 070058
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...COLVLLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
558 PM PDT SAT JUL 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1727 PDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE RATTLESNAKE FIRE. THESE SHOWERS
MAY LINGER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY STAY NORTH OF THE FIRE BUT THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE THAT GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS WILL AFFECT THE FIRE.
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH
TEMPERATURES TRENDING ABOVE NORMAL.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...
                    BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 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........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130706.RATTL.01/OTX