FNUS76 KOTX 281830
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TO RIDGE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1130 AM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM SOUTHERN BRITISH
COLUMBIA...CROSSING THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY BY 1300. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE WEST BY 1600 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FRONTAL
PASSAGE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 2000 WHEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 2300.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBOUND ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...TOM PAKOOTAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.RIDGE.01/OTX