FNUS76 KOTX 201626 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR HALL CR ACTIVITY PILES BL01...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 926 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE QUITE LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON UNDER STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE. A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A MUCH STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING...THEN SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN UPSLOPE/ UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 11 AM...1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BY 8 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BRANDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.HALLC.01/OTX