FNUS76 KOTX 031745 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR KALASTEN SP...SPOKANE BIA-SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1045 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED OFF THE COAST TODAY WITH A COLD FRONT REMAINING WELL WEST OF THE PROJECT. WHILE THIS PATTERN WILL LEAD TO SOME CLOUDINESS TODAY...ANY CHANCE OF RAIN WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS FRONT WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111003.KALAS.01/OTX