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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOORE POINT 366...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
246 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS

A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT WITH STORMS PRODUCING ONLY
LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AS THE STORM MOVES INTO
THE REGION. A COOL AND WET DAY IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LINGERS. A WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY FOR THE FIRE
BY FRIDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AND
ESPECIALLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THROUGH 0300.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    NEAR 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWER TO NEAR
                    SURFACE 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    MAINLY AFTER 1100.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO
                    5 MPH NEAR 1100...THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    NEAR 1700. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4500-5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.MOORE.01/OTX