FNUS76 KOTX 261617 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...TURNBULL NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 817 AM PST MON JAN 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 PST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING NORTHERLY WINDS. A FAST MOVING PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. FLURRIES IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE INTO LIGHT SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. FLURRIES IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RF REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN HUGHES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090126.PINEC.01/OTX