FNUS76 KOTX 131919 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RED GEORGE HFR-024...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1219 PM PDT WED OCT 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1220 PDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. THE RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT COOLING AND BREEZY WEST WINDS. IT WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH 1400 THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 2 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...DENNY RANALLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101013.REDGE.01/OTX