FNUS76 KOTX 111952
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TO RIDGE...COEUR DALENE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1252 PM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE AREA TODAY AND
WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES...AND LOW RH VALUES
LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS EACH
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CIRRUS MOVING THROUGH...OTHERWISE
                    SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST-EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING UP-SLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1030.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...TOM PAKOOTAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120511.RIDGE.01/OTX