FNUS76 KOTX 031829
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK POTATO...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1129 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE TOP SHOULD BE OUT OF THE NORTH FOR THE MAJORITY
OF THE DAY. MID SLOPE WINDS ON THE SOUTH ASPECT MAY BE A BIT SWIRLY
TODAY CHANGING FROM WEAK UPSLOPE (SOUTH) TO THE PREVAILING NORTH
WIND. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING CAUSING THE WIND TO BECOME MORE EAST OR
NORTHEAST TOMORROW. THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE SPRING SO FAR IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY...MONDAY...AND TUESDAY. A BIT OF A COOL DOWN WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. THE FORECAST FOR THE
NEXT WEEK IS DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CLOUD COVER 10 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE LINE...NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 16 MPH.
                    MID SLOPE...UPSLOPE (SOUTH) 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH
                    1300 PDT...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH AND
                    POSSIBLY VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 3200 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 PDT AND
                    1800 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 20 MPH ON
                    THE RIDGE LINE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...CWICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.NORTH.01/OTX