FNUS76 KOTX 201645 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH PILE BURN...SPOKANE BIA-SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 845 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PST ON NOVEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE DAY AND THIS EVENING. AMOUNTS BETWEEN .10 AND .20 OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE BURN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND ALSO TURN RAIN INTO SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY. ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL BRING SEVERAL INCHES SNOW TO THE BURN SITE SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2000 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091120.SLASH.02/OTX