FNUS76 KOTX 251214
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY COPPER 12 B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
514 AM PDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 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...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
NIGHT WHERE A WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND
                    15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...LANCE GIDLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.RUBYC.01/OTX