FNUS76 KOTX 301647 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUARTZITE 73...NEWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 947 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OF THE PROJECT TODAY. THIS WILL DELIVER ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY TO THE AREA...HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE. BY TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE REGION RESULTING IN A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WET WEATHER ON SUNDAY HOWEVER A MUCH WETTER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES LATE. CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60. MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...NE DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110930.QUART.01/OTX