FNUS76 KOTX 161608
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENDO...CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
908 AM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0808 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR INCREASING CLOUDS LATE IN THE DAY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD EVENING. A
SMALL THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY WITH
THESE WIDELY SCATTERED AND FAST MOVING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASE IN
WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE LINE AND EXPOSED SPOTS NEAR
THE CRESCENDO WILDFIRE. SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
SHOULD BE DRY WITH NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

REMARK: THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE OBSERVATIONS AT KLRI1.
THEY ARE VERY USEFUL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    AFTER 1700 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE...SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST OR
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH DURING MID TO LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
                    MID SLOPE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH
                    THROUGH 1400 PDT BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP...WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
                    MID SLOPE...WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP...WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    MID SLOPE...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CRESCENDO OPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.CRESC.01/OTX