FNUS76 KOTX 172243 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NA BOR LEE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 343 PM PDT FRI APR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON APRIL 18. THIS FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS FROM ISSUANCE. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. A WEAK WARM FRONT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER ON SUNDAY WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS BUT SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. BY MID WEEK ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN TO COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 10 TO 16 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...AARON ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.NABOR.01/OTX