FNUS76 KOTX 032113
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  MARIES MISSION...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
213 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1410 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT THE GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THIS MORNING HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WHILE TEMPERATURES REACH THE MID 60S.
THE COOL AND DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES
IN THE 60S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE MID TEENS DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUED DRY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
                    NORTH WIND DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...KATHY MOSES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121003.STMAR.02/OTX