FNUS76 KOTX 011747
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GATE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1047 AM PDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY PROMOTING WARM DRY CONDITIONS. A WEAK WEATHER
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON TUESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME CUMULUS BUILD UPS...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
AN INCREASE IN WINDS. WARM AND CONTINUED DRY ON WEDNESDAY. THEN A
MUCH STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND FOR COOLER AND MUCH WETTER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 BETWEEN 1530-1730.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT BETWEEN 1530-1730.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST-NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3200 FT AGL AFTER 1130.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST-NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38 BETWEEN 330-630.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT BETWEEN 330-630 .
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2130.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 22 MPH GUST 16
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    3400 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130401.REDGA.02/OTX