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SPOT FORECAST FOR YAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1125 AM PDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1052 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

.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 FROM THE
WEST-NORTHWEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO MORE OUT OF THE
WEST AFTER 1500 OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY
WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE. THIS WILL BE PAIRED WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER 20S FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE
THEY START TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH RH RECOVERY ONLY UP INTO THE FAIR
RANGE. 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.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WINDS WILL PICK UP
                    AFTER 1500 TO 12 TO 16 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
                    RIDGE LINE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH
                    AFTER 1500.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 800 FT AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
                    RIDGE LINE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130710.YAK__.01/OTX