FNUS76 KOTX 081847 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORICAL CANYON UB...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1147 AM PDT WED APR 8 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE UNDER INCREASING CLOUDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING SHOWERS AND COOLER THAN AVERAGE WEATHER TO ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73. 66 AT 1145 AM. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AT 1145 AM. WIND BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUST TO 22 MPH BY 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AFT 1145 AM...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.MORIC.01/OTX