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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GATE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
822 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...


MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO
BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS
TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER AND WILL
WILL BE MORE OF A WIND EVENT THEN A PRECIPITATION EVENT. BY
SATURDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER
SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH STRONG
WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

ANSWERS TO REMARKS BELOW:

*WIND INCREASE AND GUSTY FROM 11AM THROUGH 7 PM PDT TODAY AND AGAIN
 TOMORROW.
*RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30% BETWEEN NOON AND
 8 PM PDT TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...KEN MEINHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.REDGA.02/OTX