FNUS76 KOTX 111640 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMPSON LAKE WUI 249...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 940 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... MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A DEEP PACIFIC TROUGH WILL BRING CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS AND GOOD SHOWER POTENTIAL TO THE BURN AREA... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND ON INTO THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OR SO OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.SIMPS.01/OTX