FNUS76 KOTX 150119
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONRAD LAKE...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
619 PM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1836 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A FRONT PUSHES TOWARD THE CASCADES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BEFORE
PASSING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MOISTURE RIDING ALONG THIS
FEATURE WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT AND BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS
SOME THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.  SHOWER CHANCES
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DRYING OUT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR THE
                    SURFACE BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE LINE....WINDS WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
                    MID-SLOPE....VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 11 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    500 FT AFTER 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.CONRA.01/OTX