FNUS76 KOTX 191550 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SWISS CREEK...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 850 AM PDT MON AUG 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 PDT ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY AND WARM THROUGH THURSDAY THIS WEEK. WINDS MAY BE A BIT GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE HEAVY SHELTERING AT THE SWISS CREEK SITE MAY PROTECT THE FIRE FROM MUCH GUSTING. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL MUCH DRIER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THAN WE HAVE SEEN IN SEVERAL DAYS. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (NORTH OR NORTHEAST) 1 TO 4 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT... BECOMING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (NORTH OR NORTHEAST) 2 TO 4 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA CLINT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130819.SWISS.01/OTX