FNUS76 KOTX 281820 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NOCELLY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1120 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1044 PDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. FOR TONIGHT A DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN REMAINING TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN...BUT GOOD RH RECOVERIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION NEXT THURSDAY WITH CONDITIONS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR NEXT SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7000 FT AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1900...BECOMING NORTH NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SWIRLING THROUGH THE DAY . GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...RANDY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100828.NOCEL.01/OTX