FNUS76 KOTX 141609 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER PILES - 11 14...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 809 AM PST MON NOV 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 10 AM PST TODAY ON NOVEMBER 14...AND ALSO FOR 9 AM PST ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ALL DAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TODAY...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH WITH STRONG WEST TRANSPORT WINDS. FOR TUESDAY...EXPECT COOLER WEATHER AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE DRYING TUESDAY NIGHT. MUCH LESS WIND IS IN THE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. THE QUIET WEATHER WON'T LAST LONG. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. UNSETTLED COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AT BURN TIME ...BECOMING NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41. 38 AT BURN TIME. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. 72 AT BURN TIME. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35. 26 AT BURN TIME. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. 78 PERCENT AT BURN TIME. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...SARAH JEROME TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111115.BLUEA.01/OTX