FNUS76 KOTX 090040 CCA FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD MT RIDGE...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 518 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 PDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CORRECTED MIN HUMIDITY FOR THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID EVENING AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION TRACKS WELL EAST OF THE GOLD MOUNTAINS WILDFIRE. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY...BRINGING WEST WINDS OF 6 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH. RIDGE TOP...WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 18 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT...WIND DECREASING TO WEST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2500 FEET THROUGH 1900 PDT... FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH AROUND 1300 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 3800 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...DENNY RANALLA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120808.GOLDM.01/OTX