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FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY COPPER 12 B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
855 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 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 MOST
LIKELY THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE THREE DISTURBANCES...BUT ALSO
TE BEST CHANCES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 20
                    TO 25 MPH AFER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN HE MORNING
                    BECOMING 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 27 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...WEDNY KUCERA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.RUBYC.01/OTX