FNUS76 KOTX 091652 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR HAHN 2...WA ST DEPT FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 AM PST WED NOV 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BURN AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL PROMOTE MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES MAINLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER OVER THE TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS STRONGER. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN LOW WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW ON FRIDAY ...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111109.HAHN2.01/OTX