FNUS76 KOTX 111521 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 821 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PROJECT THROUGH THE DAY RESULTING IN THE WARMEST CONDITIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR. WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON...NEARS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PROJECT THIS EVENING BRINGING A THREAT OF RAIN THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. COOLER AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.NIXON.01/OTX