FNUS76 KOTX 241446 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER AENEAS NORTH...USFS-TONASKET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 746 AM PDT SAT APR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THOUGH OVERNIGHT. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTN. SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER...WITH LESS WIND...TO ROUND OUT THE WEEKEND. WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK WITH THE NEXT WET STORM SYSTEM DUE ON MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...LN REQUESTED BY...JEN CROFT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100424.UPPER.01/OTX