FNUS76 KOTX 181714 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGEL LAKE RX...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1014 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 PDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR ONE MORE DAY...RESULTING IN MORE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. THEN A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE BURN SITE EARLY IN THE MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES...A RAPID INCREASE IN WIND AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WILL TURN DRIER WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT GIVES WAY TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CIRRUS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AFTER 0900. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.ANGEL.01/OTX