FNUS76 KOTX 151700 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR AVERY FUELS...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1000 AM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY WARMER THEN YESTERDAY. THE RIDGE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING MOISTURE TO SLIDE UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT THE TOP AND 76 AT THE BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 30 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNSET. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT THE TOP AND 77 AT THE BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT THE TOP AND 30 PERCENT AT THE BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...SCHEFFELAMIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.AVERY.01/OTX