FNUS76 KOTX 221516 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON SPRINGS RX...SPOKANE BIA-SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 816 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 PDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A MODERATELY STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE BURN SITE. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE...SO ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN WAKE OF THE FRONT...COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS THAT PEAK IN STRENGTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL DIMINISH AFTER 9PM. A COOL AND SHOWERY PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND THAT REGIME WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE A SLOW WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE LATE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64 BOTTOM ELEVATION....AND 58 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KJ REQUESTED BY...BLAINE KIEFFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.JACKS.01/OTX