FNUS76 KOTX 151624
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...ID-IPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
924 AM PDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0839 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT...WHICH SHOULD
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY BREEZIER DOWNSLOPING WINDS TONIGHT COMPARED TO
LAST NIGHT.  ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY WILL
RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER. THERE
WILL BE A SMALL THREAT FOR SOME LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN FRIDAY...WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF SOME
ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH WINDS A
A BIT MORE BREEZY AS THE SECOND COULD FRONT PASSES OVER THE FIRE.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COOLER CLOSER SEASONAL AVERAGE INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0800 ON
                    MID SLOPES. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                    AT RIDGE TOP WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...MANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.CRESC.01/OTX