FNUS76 KOTX 221557 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE CREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 857 AM PDT THU APR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT...IN ADDITION EXPECT INCREASED AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND. THEN ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF MOISTURE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER 1100. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...KELLY CONNALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100422.SLIDE.01/OTX