FNUS76 KOTX 151701
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORCUPINE...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1001 AM PDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH PASSING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.  A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH NORTHERN IDAHO TONIGHT THEN MOVE THROUGH ON FRIDAY.
LOOK FOR INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING...BUT BETTER CHANCES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  A SMALL THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
EXIST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY ON FRIDAY...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS WITH SOME GUSTS EXPECTED
TO MIX DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 1200 AND
                    1700 PDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BETWEEN
                    1200 AND 1800 PDT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.PORCU.01/OTX