FNUS76 KOTX 080044
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...COLVLLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
544 PM PDT SUN JUL 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1722 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES
THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL PEAK IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT A FEW STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING AS SHOWERS SLOWLY SPREAD
EASTWARD. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF LIGHTNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS
NORTH OF THE RATTLESNAKE FIRE THAN OVER THE FIRE ITSELF.
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...LIGHTNING WILL BE MOST CONCENTRATED OVER THE
NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE AND EXTREME NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL GENERALLY BE OF THE "WET" VARIETY. TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAYS OF THE WEEK. COOLER AND
BREEZIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130707.RATTL.01/OTX