FNUS76 KOTX 281639 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR 5 YR SAN POIL WUI 500...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 939 AM PDT WED APR 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER. AMPLE MOISTURE FOR RAIN WILL BE AROUND TODAY AND THURSDAY...BEFORE THINGS BEGIN TO DRY OUT A BIT FOR THE WEEKEND. EXPECT FAIRLY BREEZY WINDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WELL. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO NOSE INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRYING TREND WITH A SLOW WARM UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100428.5YRSA.01/OTX