FNUS76 KOTX 071930 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER TYEE...USFS-CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1230 PM PDT MON MAY 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. RH VALUES WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE 20S TODAY WITH GOOD RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADE CREST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE MARINE INFLUENCE WEST OF THE CASCADE CREST PUSHING THROUGH THE GAPS THROUGH THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. WHILE THE MARINE INFLUENCE WILL HELP TO RAISE RH VALUES LATE...THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 3 PM MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120507.LOWER.01/OTX