FNUS76 KOTX 291456 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER WUI...USFS CLE ELUM RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 756 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL AND UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE RAIN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BREEZY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1000 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090929.REECE.01/OTX