FNUS76 KOTX 071647
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
947 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT PROMOTING
WARM TEMPERATURES AND POOR RH RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH RIDGE TOPS WINDS OUT OF
THE WEST BETWEEN 8 AND 13 MPH. LOOK FOR INCREASING MOISTURE
AND CLOUD COVER THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ON THE RIDGES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY
EVENING WITH AN ACTIVE THUNDERSTORM PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...HURRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.CRESC.01/OTX