FNUS76 KOTX 271702 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 711...LITTLE PEND OREILLE NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1002 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0936 PDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S COLD FRONT RELAX...STILL WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER THE MORNING INVERSION MIXES OUT AFTER 10 AM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY BUT DEW POINTS WILL ALSO DECREASE CREATING SEASONABLY DRY CONDITIONS. COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT SHOWERS NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA TODAY...A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...MID LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS VISIBLE TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...DAN BRUANER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100827.INC71.01/OTX