FNUS76 KOTX 171722 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GEORGE HFR 84...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE IS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AT THE TIME. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 1300 AND 1400. EXPECT SHOWERS AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER ON SUNDAY... OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. BY MID TO LATE WEEK ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...HOWEVER THERE IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM THAT FAE IN THE FUTURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SOME CLEARING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT... .02-.04 OF RAIN EXPECTED MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...STEVE LARAMIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090417.REDGE.01/OTX