FNUS76 KOTX 201536 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SIR SLASH PILES...SPOKANE TRIBE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 836 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 .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.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL NOON...THEN SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. AT 11 AM...1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH BY 10 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...MARLA RAYMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.SIRSL.01/OTX