FNUS76 KOTX 021854 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR ARLINGTON RIDGE PILES...NEWICC DISPATCH CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1154 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...ALTHOUGH SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY BEFORE A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM SLIDES BY TO THE WEST AND SOUTH ...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1900. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 3 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT SNOW SHOWER. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...ERIC REINER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.ARLIN.01/OTX