FNUS76 KOTX 251814 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RUBY SOUTH...COLVILLE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1114 AM PDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WET FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SITE AND BRING A WETTING RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. CWR.................100 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...RP REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.BLUER.01/OTX