FNUS76 KOTX 020126
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR METHOW COMPLEX...USFS-CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
TOMORROW AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVES OVER THE FIRE AREA.
WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE REMAINS HIGHLY LIKELY WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN SUNDAY AND THROUGH THE NEXT WORKWEEK
SINCE SO MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN TODAY THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR
DEBRIS FLOWS OR SLIDES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    MORE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. LIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.METHO.01/OTX