FNUS76 KOTX 201223 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR COWICHI MILL ROAD...SE DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 523 AM PDT TUE JUL 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BRINGING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BUT WITH DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE BURN AREA. A WEAK FRONT WILL TRACK THROUGH ON THURSDAY BRINGING INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........LOTS OF HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING WEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPVALLEY/ UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...COMMUNICATIONS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100719.COWIC.02/OTX