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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARIE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
944 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT LESS WIND AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON THE MARIE CREEK FIRE
TODAY. THE DRYING TREND IN HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO
TOMORROW. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY BRINGING MAINLY DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS. BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...A MOIST UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA. ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...PEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.MARIE.01/OTX