FNUS76 KOTX 021742 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST MOUNTIAN...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1042 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 PDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... KICKING UP THE WIND QUITE A BIT AS IT DOES. A PERIOD OF MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS IS LIKELY AS THE FRONT PASSES. IF THE SUN COMES OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON...A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. DRIER BUT STILL BREEZY AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BY AROUND NOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FRIES REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.FORES.01/OTX