FNUS76 KOTX 282007 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE PILES...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 107 PM PDT FRI OCT 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PROJECT BY LATE AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THE FRONT WILL DELIVER AN INCREASING CLOUD TREND WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH WITH STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED AT THE TOP OF THE PROJECT NEAR THE RIDGETOP. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL WANE OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE REGION. THE DRIER WEATHER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AROUND 1500. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WIND 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE. RIDGETOP WIND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND WEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111028.BEEHI.01/OTX