FNUS76 KOTX 201535 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT...USFS-TONASKET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 835 AM PDT FRI MAY 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS GRADUALLY BEING REPLACED BY LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIT AND MISS SHOWERS TO BE MENTIONED...PRIMARILY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...NICOLE BRESNAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110520.SUMMI.01/OTX