FNUS76 KOTX 291527
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH IDAHO SEARCH AND RESCUE...BOUNDARY COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
827 AM PDT FRI OCT 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WET STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SEARCH AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE RAIN AND WET SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH
THE MORNING...WITH RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS AFTER 1300 THIS AFTERNOON.
THE CLOUD DECK WILL LIFT SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN OVERCAST
BELOW 2000 FEET AGL. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BUT EXPECT LOCALLY DENSE FOG IN THE VALLEYS AND
CONTINUED OVERCAST SKIES. THE NEXT POTENT AND WET SYSTEM WILL MOVE
IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN TO THE RESCUE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN DECREASING
                    AFTER 1300. THE CLOUD DECK RISING TO 2000 FEET AGL
                    AFTER 1400. SNOW LEVEL 5500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION
                    3-5 INCHES...INCREASING QUICKLY WITH ELEVATION.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35 AT 5500 FEET AND 25-30 AT 7000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN VALLEYS...WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-14 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
                    CLOUD DECK BREAKING UP AFTER 1300 BUT REMAINING BROKEN
                    AT 2000 FEET AGL. RAIN CHANCES INCREASING BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-48 AT 5000 FEET AND 3-35 AT 7000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    ON RIDGE TOPS.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...BOB GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101029.NORTH.01/OTX