FNUS76 KOTX 201642 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...IPNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 942 AM PDT SAT JUL 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 PDT ON JULY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPDATE...TO SEPARATE TOP AND BOTTOM ELEVATIONS. DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION. RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIR FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN SITE WITH POOR RECOVERY FOR THE TOP DUE TO LOCATION WITHIN THE THERMAL BELT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP NEXT WED/THUR BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE ALL OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50 BOTTOM....AROUND 63 TOP. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT BOTTOM...35 PERCENT TOP. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88 BOTTOM...80 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...HAMILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130720.CRESC.01/OTX