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FNUS76 KOTX 130115
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTSIDE COMPLEX 173...COLVILLE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
615 PM PDT MON AUG 12 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTSIDE COMPLEX
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE WIND THIS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WILL GENERALLY EXHIBIT TYPICAL DIURNAL UPSLOPE TENDENCIES DURING
THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE TENDENCIES AT NIGHT. A WEAK...SLOW MOVING
COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX HAINES INDEX....3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WIND........
VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY...FAIR.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...BECOMING 8300 FT AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
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FORECASTER...PB
REQUESTED BY...MATT CASTLE FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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