FNUS76 KOTX 301622 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAY DOG WUI BLK 531...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 922 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL FLATTEN OVERNIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK WARM FRONT TO SHIFT OVER THE PROPOSED BURN PROJECT TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY WITH RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................NEAR ZERO. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...STEVEN R LARAMIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090330.STRAY.01/OTX