FNUS76 KOTX 041308 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR S CLE ELUM RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 608 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BREAK IN THE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF STEADY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THEN IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE SHOWERY DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE UP AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1000. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT. CWR.................95 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................85 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SVH REQUESTED BY...KEVIN MCPHEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111004.SCLEE.01/OTX