FNUS76 KOTX 181619 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD MINE...SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 919 AM PDT SAT APR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING TRANQUIL WEATHER TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO AVERAGE... AND SUNDAY'S TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST DAYS OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER NOON. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURES 8 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.SHERW.01/OTX