FNUS76 KOTX 081658 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAY DOG HFR 233...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 958 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 BE LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN. THERE WILL ONLY BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING RAIN SHOWERS TODAY...BUT EXPECT INCREASING SHOWERS AND COOLER THAN AVERAGE WEATHER TO ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................4 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. 53 AT 11 AM. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 51 PERCENT AT 11 AM. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 2 MPH AT 11 AM. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY 1230 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT 11 AM...RISING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED EVENING RAIN SHOWER. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...STEVEN R LARAMIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.STRAY.01/OTX