FNUS76 KOTX 181629 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR 5YSP NEALS...COLVILLE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 929 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...PRODUCING A DRY FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CLEAR AND SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MORE HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE TO KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS LOW. A SMALL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AS FAR AS MIXING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE BURN SITE BRINGING MORE CLOUDS AND A POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111018.5YSPN.01/OTX