FNUS76 KOTX 122141 CCA FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARLYS ROAD...WANES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 212 PM PDT FRI AUG 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING AN UPPER TROUGH TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. WARM AND SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. ON SUNDAY INCREASING CLOUDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OCCURRING ON MONDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79. MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74. MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...SAM STEINSHOUER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110812.MARLY.01/OTX