FNUS76 KOTX 181658 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCONNELL HALL MOSCOW ID...101 WMD CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 958 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1025 MDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND LARGELY DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION. IN THE SHORT TERM...A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SWING CLOUDS NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IF ANY SHOWERS DO DEVELOP...EXPECT THEM TO DISSIPATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY BRINGING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS OF 6 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER 2100. CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS OF 6 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...MSGT ED BOYD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110518.MCCON.01/OTX