FNUS76 KOTX 151819 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD NASTY...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1019 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS. TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER TO READINGS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THIS BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOLLOWED BY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS POSSIBLE FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 23 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR..THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................75 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28. MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RF REQUESTED BY...TINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111115.DEADN.01/OTX