FNUS76 KOTX 101501 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MITRE ROCK...SPOKANE BIA-SPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 801 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL PROMOTE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY MID LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL KEEP THE SUN MOSTLY HIDDEN TODAY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... CWR.................20 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...VERNON STEARNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.MITRE.01/OTX