FNUS76 KOTX 111606 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE BANGS...COLVILLE USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 906 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE THIS EVENING...AND SEVERAL DAYS OF WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF SUNSHINE. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...NEWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100511.MIDDL.01/OTX