FNUS76 KOTX 291256 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR CMONK PRESCRIBED BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 556 AM PDT THU SEP 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING WETTING RAINS TO THE AREA LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1 TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST AT 1 TO 3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH AT 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1100...SHIFTING TO WEST-NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1700. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110929.CMONK.01/OTX