FNUS76 KOTX 061712
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWITCHBACK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1012 AM PDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE A BAND OF CLOUDS OVER
THE FIRE SITE TODAY. AND WITH THE LINGERING INSTABILITY...THERE
IS A SMALL CHANCE OF CONVECTION ON THE RIDGES NEAR THE FIRE.
EXPECT THIS CONVECTION TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WITH RIDGE TOPS WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH.
ANTICIPATE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THE RIDGES.
THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY
AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
                    AFTER 2 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH. GUSTY WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS: NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN CLEARING. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
                    BEFORE 8 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS: NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...STACEY CLEMENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130806.SWITC.01/OTX