FNUS76 KOTX 101300
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
600 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2044 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES...

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH OF THE FIRE THIS MORNING
BUT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. AN ACTIVE
THUNDERSTORM PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL
BE MADE AFTER THE FIRE WEATHER USERS BRIEFING THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 TOP...84 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.GRANI.01/OTX