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SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLE FACE 700...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
538 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

BY FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN...WITH
A SERIES OF SYSTEMS MOVING INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY.
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT THE FIRST SYSTEM TRACKS IN. ITS
CORE IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND IT IS
EXPECTED TO CARRY LITTLE MOISTURE. HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP. BY SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM COMES TO THE
REGION FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER ONE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS
WILL CARRY A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH BREEZY
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH BY 1100. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.KETTL.01/OTX