FNUS76 KOTX 201503
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE...SE DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
803 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0654 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ON THE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BE GUSTY THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD
DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WE MAY SEE A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY WINDS
AGAIN THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY OVER ANY EXPOSED AREAS OF THE EAGLE
WILDFIRE. TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER WITH LESS WIND...AND WITH LOWER
HUMIDITY. THURSDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH A
HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 90S AT THE BASE OF THE EAGLE FIRE. LOOK
FOR MID TO UPPER 80S FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....3500 FT ELEVATION...75.
                    1775 FT ELEVATION...84.
MIN HUMIDITY........3500 FT ELEVATION...27 PERCENT.
                    1775 FT ELEVATION...21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE LINE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
                    MID SLOPE...NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (SOUTHEAST) 1 TO 4 MPH AROUND
                    MID MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 AND
                    1600 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH NOON...DECREASING
                    TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3500 FEET ELEVATION...59.
                    MID SLOPE AND VALLEY...54-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT WITH THE POOREST RECOVERY ON THE
                    MID SLOPE/THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 2100 PDT WITH
                    GUSTS TO 19 MPH ON THE RIDGE. WIND DECREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT...
                    DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....3500 FT ELEVATION...78.
                    1775 FT ELEVATION...89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (SOUTHEAST) 2
                    TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE DAY...
                    BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.EAGLE.01/OTX