FNUS76 KOTX 151819 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FAWN 18-45...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1119 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST FRONT...CURRENTLY POISED JUST OFF THE COAST...WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE PROPOSED BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THICKENING CLOUDS AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF CLEARING AND INCREASING WEST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100915.FAWN1.02/OTX