FNUS76 KOTX 101737
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD MT RIDGE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1037 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT
WILL BRING A LITTLE BIT OF HIGH CLOUD COVER...BUT NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RELAX AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES
EAST OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL THEN
SET IN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH MAINLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS EXPECTED. DRIEST AND WARMEST DAY IS EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. THE NEXT
WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED SOMETIME LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY
WITH A CHANCE FOR INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS...BUT ANY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY REMAIN NORTH INTO
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER 300 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING
                    NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 300 AM EARLY TOMORROW
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...COLE SEYMOUR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.GOLDM.01/OTX