FNUS76 KOTX 151547 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DUMPY...WENATCHEE RIVER RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 847 AM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1810 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 PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT........BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...RXB2 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.DUMPY.01/OTX