FNUS76 KOTX 121507 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FARM 1...WDFW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 807 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE PROPOSED PROJECT TODAY RESULTING IN DRYING WEATHER AND WEAKENING WINDS HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS MOVING ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER...MAINLY EAST OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY... WITH DRY WEATHER WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CASCADES BY EARLY FRIDAY RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1030. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 8 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000. MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1030. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111012.FARM1.01/OTX