FNUS76 KOTX 202317 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DURLAN SPRINGS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 417 PM PDT MON APR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN LATE ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. UNTIL THEN...LOOK FOR GENTLE SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE WEST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.DURLA.01/OTX