FNUS76 KOTX 292355 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBIRD...SCIMT TEAM C NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 455 PM PDT MON JUL 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1740 MDT ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONTINUED WARM THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM LINGERING EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE (NORTH OF DEER PARK) SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE FIRE. A BIG PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN ALLOWING FOR INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH OR UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...NATHAN JEFFRIES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130729.BLUEB.01/OTX