FNUS76 KOTX 141721 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SIR PILE BURNING...STOI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 921 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BREAK IN THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY...BUT CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY JUST IN TIME FOR HE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION AS RAIN WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW CLOUD DECKS MOVING AROUND THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...SNOW DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091214.SIRPI.01/OTX