FNUS76 KOTX 281503 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR HORNER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 803 AM PDT WED OCT 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY AND BENIGN WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT IS QUITE LIKELY TO BRING THE FIRST SNOWFALL TO MANY LOCATIONS... INCLUDING LOWLANDS IS TO OCCUR THURSDAY AFTER 8AM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN OR SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...MEINHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091028.HORNE.01/OTX