FNUS76 KOTX 311726 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARLINGTON RIDGE PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1026 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS MORNING USHERING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS BUT COLD OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. EVEN COOLER WEATHER IS LIKELY LATER THIS WEEK AS A POTENT COLD FRONT ARRIVES ON THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1700. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING... SWITCHING TO THE SOUTH AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1300. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...ERIC REINER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111031.ARLIN.01/OTX