FNUS76 KOTX 190821
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAKU...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
121 AM PDT FRI JUL 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0053 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM WEATHER WILL BE FOUND AT THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT
AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION.
DESPITE THE GOOD RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT NEAR THE SITE...
SURROUNDING MID SLOPE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE FAIR TO POOR
HUMIDITIES RECOVERIES BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN FRIDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. LOCAL WESTERLY
GAP WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING...BUT A BETTER CHANCE TO
BE BY SATURDAY EVENING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130719.SWAKU.01/OTX