FNUS76 KOTX 111354 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIMROCK SUMMER HOMES...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 654 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN OFFSHORE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SEND MOISTURE NORTHWARD OVER THE PROPOSED BURN TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER AND AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS A COLD FRONT NEARS THE PROJECT. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE SHOWER THREAT WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE AFTERNOON 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................5 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...CODY DAHL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.RIMRO.01/OTX