FNUS76 KOTX 011904 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NATAPOC RIDGE PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1204 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01. 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 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT 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 LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 2 TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111101.NATAP.02/OTX