FNUS76 KOTX 071719
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GEORGE HFR 303...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1019 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AND WARM
CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM THE SOUTH. SKIES WILL CLOUD UP BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH BUILD UPS ON THE RIDGES. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER AND MOISTER WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY
                    3 TO 6 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING FROM SURFACE TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING...
                    THEN DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE RIDGES WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WIND 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN R  LARAMIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090407.REDGE.01/OTX