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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLE FACE...COLVILLE USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
647 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...INCREASING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO BREAKDOWN TODAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS TO MOVE INLAND BETWEEN TODAY
AND MONDAY. THE FIRST ONE TODAY WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN
BORDER AND WILL WILL INCREASE WINDS A BIT. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS. STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE CASCADES WILL LIMIT
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH THE FRONT OVER THE BURN AREA...WITH
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.KETTL.01/OTX