FNUS76 KOTX 131714
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TO RIDGE...COEUR DALENE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1014 AM PDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL DELIVER SOME
WARMING TODAY AS WELL AS WEAK TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL
SLIP EAST OF THE PROJECT ON FRIDAY...ALLOWING SOME UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE TO CREEP IN FROM THE SOUTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...DAN VASSAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.RIDGE.01/OTX