FNUS76 KOTX 101250
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR 25 MILE...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
550 AM PDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AND THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE TODAY WILL PROMOTE BREEZY WINDS.  WINDS
SHOULD BEGIN PICKING UP BY AS EARLY AS 1PM...BUT THE STRONGEST
GUSTS ARRIVING BETWEEN 1600 AND 2100 PDT.  THIS WILL BE PAIRED
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S AND TEMPERATURES
NEAR TUESDAY'S READINGS.  CONDITIONS BECOMING COOLER ON THURSDAY
BUT CONTINUED DRY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL WIND AND RH VALUES
EXPECTED AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  SEVERAL DISTURBANCES
WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LEADING TO
BREEZY WINDS AT TIMES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON
FRIDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91F (BOTTOM) 84F (TOP).
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SWINGING AROUND TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 9 MPH AROUND 1100 PDT.  WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AFTER 2PM AND INCREASING 9
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER 1700 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56F.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING 9 TO
                    14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82F (BOTTOM) AND 73F (TOP).
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 PDT..
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130710.25MIL.01/OTX