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Spot Forecast for Keller Ridge RX...Colville Agency
National Weather Service Spokane WA
915 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on May 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

North winds are peaking this morning and will begin decreasing between 1000-1100
with speeds decreasing below 10 mph.  The north winds will largely impact the
ridgeline with the sheltered south aspect toward Meadow Creek Rd a bit more chaotic
with competing flow from the light northerlies and developing southerly...terrain
influenced flow.  Winds overnight become light from the northeast and terrain driven
for Thursday.  Today will start a warming and drying trend as high pressure slowly
builds into the region.  A few afternoon cumulus clouds are possible, otherwise look
for mostly sunny skies today through filtered thin high clouds.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny through filtered high clouds.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....64-66.
Min humidity........18-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Ridgeline - North winds 8 to 13 gusts 18 mph before 1000 becoming north
                    4 to 8 mph around 1100 pdt.  South aspects to Meadow Creek Rd...north
                    1 to 4 mph in the morning shifting south/southeast 3 to 8 mph after 1200.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL in the afternoon between 1500-1700.
Transport winds.....North to northeast 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....46-49.
Max humidity........40-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North 2 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL in the early evening falling to near surface.
Transport winds.....North 8 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........18-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Ridgeline - Northeast 4 to 8 mph.  South aspects to Meadow Creek Rd...south
                    southeast 3 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL in the afternoon between 1500-1700.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...SB
Requested by...Lonnie Cawston
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL deborah.caudell@bia.gov