FNUS76 KOTX 091640
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN HARBOR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
940 AM PDT TUE JUL 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0854 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW...BECOMING
COOLER WITH HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE RIDGE TOP WHERE GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. DOWN NEAR LAKE LEVEL...THE FIRE SHOULD BE A BIT
MORE SHELTERED FROM THE HIGHER GUSTS...BUT MAY BE A BIT MORE ERRATIC
AS WINDS EDDY INTO THE FIRE AS THEY FILTER WESTWARD ACROSS LAKE
CHELAN. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE ON
FRIDAY...BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 6500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130709.TWINH.01/OTX