FNUS76 KOTX 041555
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORD BRIDGE...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
855 AM PDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY ON THE BURN
SITE. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL ALLOW RAIN TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BREEZY ON
FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ON SUNDAY FOR A
CONTINUATION OF OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS...AND BREEZY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 AROUND 1200...THEN DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AROUND 1200...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 70-85 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHEAST 8
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.FORDB.01/OTX