FNUS76 KOTX 101526
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORD BRIDGE...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
826 AM PDT WED APR 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A ROBUST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSAGE WILL MAKE FOR A WINDY..WET..
AND SOMEWHAT WARM DAY TODAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE
DRIER AHEAD OF ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS AND THE CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. FOLLOWING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY, A PROLONGED
WIDESPREAD COOL AND SHOWERY PERIOD WILL LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL AND MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING VERY WINDY AFTER 11 AM. CLOUDY.
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WIND DECREASING OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    THEN BECOMING CLEAR. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130410.FORDB.01/OTX