FNUS76 KOTX 031936
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1236 PM PDT SAT AUG 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1216 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS KEPT WEATHER WET AND UNSETTLED
OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL
AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. HOWEVER LINGERING MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE
AIR WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE FIRE. ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE WHICH
WILL LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE CLIPS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130803.CRESC.01/OTX