FNUS76 KOTX 251922
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TO RIDGE...COEUR DALENE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1222 PM PDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WET FRONT
WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND BRING A WETTING RAIN TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2-3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...TOM PAKOOTAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.RIDGE.01/OTX