FNUS76 KOTX 271753 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER CREEK...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1053 AM PDT TUE SEP 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT PASSING OVER THE PROPOSED PROJECT THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN INCREASING WIND TREND AS WELL A DRYING TREND. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO LOCATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST OR GENERALLY WEST OF THE PROJECT. FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN TURNING MOSTLY SUNNY LATE CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. WINDS DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL STARKOVICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110927.REECE.01/OTX