FNUS76 KOTX 191707 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1007 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 PDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS. TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE BURN AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...RANDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.LONEP.01/OTX