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Spot Forecast for Keller Ridge RX...Colville Agency
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1116 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds Wednesday will be the strongest during the early and mid morning
hours, with wind speeds decreasing through the morning and into the
afternoon. If you are burning off the ridgeline, further down the slope,
speeds Wednesday morning will be 3 to 8 mph out of the north. Wind
direction will switch from north to south Wednesday afternoon.

A ridge will build into the region providing warming temperatures and dry
conditions through at least Sunday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....67.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 14 mph in the morning decreasing
                    towards 5 to 10 mph by 1100 PDT. Winds turn to the
                    south 2 to 5 mph by 1400 PDT. Gusts up to 25 mph
                    early in the morning along the ridgeline.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 11 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3 to 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL falling to near surface by 2000 PDT.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....74.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast to east winds 3 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......Less than 1000 ft AGL through 11am. Then increasing to
                    5000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North to northeast 5 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

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