FNUS76 KOTX 161717 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM CREEK WUI...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 AM PST TUE NOV 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON HEATING AND SOME INSTABILITY WILL BRING A FEW MORE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RISING HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY. THEN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY A WARM FRONT STRETCHED JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND MOISTURE OVERRUNNING IT WILL PRODUCE CLOUDY SKIES WITH INCREASING RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES...WITH INCREASING BREEZY CONDITIONS AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING RISING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH IN EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...DUSTY ENSMINGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101116.JIMCR.01/OTX