FNUS76 KOTX 181533
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
833 AM PDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE
WESTERLY WHILE TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL BE FOUND ON THE
LOWER SLOPES WITH WINDS TURNING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY BY THE MIDDLE
OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY
                    2 TO 5 MPH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2
                    TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130718.CRESC.01/OTX