FNUS76 KOTX 141808 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRICHARD MURRAY...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1108 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE LATE TODAY ALONG THE CASCADES AND OVERNIGHT OVER THE PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THEN A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE THE BURN AREA LATE SUNDAY. THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 NEAR THE TOP AND 71 NEAR THE BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT NEAR THE TOP AND 30 PERCENT NEAR THE BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. THEN INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MORNING. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 NEAR THE TOP AND 45 NEAR THE BOTTOM. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT NEAR THE TOP AND 92 PERCENT NEAR THE BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 NEAR THE TOP AND 73 NEAR THE BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT NEAR THE TOP AND 28 PERCENT NEAR THE BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 8500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...RANDY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.PRICH.01/OTX