FNUS76 KOTX 271332 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 632 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA CURRENTLY OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL MEANDER TOWARD THE PROPOSED PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE COOL AND WET WEATHER WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE DAY. BY LATE EVENING...THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL WANE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY DELIVER GUSTY WINDS TO THE NEARBY RIDGETOPS. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PARTIAL CLEARING OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS WEST 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.FORES.01/OTX