FNUS76 KOTX 031656
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORD BRIDGE...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
956 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH
FLAT CUMULUS CLOUDS AND AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY CLOUDS WILL THICKEN FURTHER WITH A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIKELY IN THE EVENING AS
A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY
INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE AIR MASS MOISTENS.
UNSETTLED...SHOWERY AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH AROUND 2000.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.FORDB.01/OTX