FNUS76 KOTX 181850
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TO RIDGE...CDT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1150 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...PRODUCING
A DRY FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CLEAR AND SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MORE HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
HIGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS LOW. A SMALL IMPROVEMENT IS
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AS FAR AS MIXING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CHANGE ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE BURN SITE BRINGING
MORE CLOUDS AND A POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...KATY MELUN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.RIDGE.01/OTX