FNUS76 KOTX 011610
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBIRD...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
910 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY INCREASINGLY WET
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE HIGHLY LIKELY
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...POSSIBLY OVER 1/2 INCH BY FRIDAY EVENING.
WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2 PM. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...GIDDINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.BLUEB.01/OTX