FNUS76 KOTX 201637 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON ROCK...SPOKANE TRIBE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 937 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND THICKEN TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE DRY DAYS AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NO OR VERY BRIEF SNOW ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES NEAR ONE HALF INCH. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH AT TIMES. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...MARLA RAYMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110420.NIXON.01/OTX