FNUS76 KOTX 041709 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK BLK 99...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1009 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...BUT MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT LIFTS IN THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSAGES TOWARD THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING THICKENING CLOUDS...WITH RAIN DEVELOPING. TUESDAY WILL SEE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE POST-FRONTAL ATMOSPHERE...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING BY LATE IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 27 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CRUTCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.LOUIE.01/OTX