FNUS76 KOTX 191810 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE SOUTH...NEWICC DISPATCH CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1110 AM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL PASS OVERHEAD ...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...NEAR NORMAL HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY. A COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101019.QUART.01/OTX