FNUS76 KOTX 132248 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR CONRAD LAKE...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 348 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 MDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY...AND THE WIND SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. A BIT OF AN INCREASE IN THE WIND WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW EVENING AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES WESTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES INLAND. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM PULLS EASTWARD. A TREND TOWARD COOLER...MORE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE LINE...SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE. MID-SLOPE...NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY MID EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130813.CONRA.01/OTX