FNUS76 KOTX 191846 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR LEINENKUGEL RX...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1146 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 PDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR BY MID AFTERNOON AND REMAIN MAINLY CLEAR THROUGH THE EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH IDAHO ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A RAIN SHOWER THURSDAY. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY LIGHT. CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BANDS OF HIGH THIN CLOUDS...GENERALLY DECREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING. CLOUDS INCREASING OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGE TOP...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. RIDGE TOP...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111019.LEINE.01/OTX