FNUS76 KOTX 111334 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 634 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2056 PDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE SITE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES TODAY. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RF REQUESTED BY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130810.GRANI.01/OTX