FNUS76 KOTX 011634 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MC ALLISTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 934 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY AND PUSH EAST ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS BUT COLD OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEASONABLY COLD WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT 11/1/11 WEATHER............SUNNY CWR................0% MAX TEMPERATURE....50 MIN HUMIDITY.......25% 20 FOOT WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 4 MPH MIXING HEIGHT......BECOMING 2500 FEET AFTER 1200. MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. FOR TONIGHT WEATHER............CLEAR CWR................00% MIN TEMPERATURE....29 MAX HUMIDITY.......96 20 FOOT WIND.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT......NEAR THE SURFACE MIXING WINDS.......NORTH AT 2 TO 4 MPH. OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR................00% MAX TEMPERATURE....51 MIN HUMIDITY.......25% 20 FOOT WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT......BECOMING 3500 FEET AFTER 1100. MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 17 TO 21 MPH. FORECASTER...CN $$ REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LAPLANTE REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U