FNUS76 KOTX 261344 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER UB...USFS CLE ELUM RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 644 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS. TUESDAY WILL BE DRYER...BUT WITH A CHANCE OF LINGERING BRIEF SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A DRYING AND WARMING TREND WILL LIKELY BEGIN WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT EARLY THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 75 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110926.REECE.01/OTX