FNUS76 KOTX 161604 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR KALASTEN...SPOKANE TRIBE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 904 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL COOL TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES TODAY COMPARED TO TUESDAY. WINDS ILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 DEGREES ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL PUT HIGHS PRETTY CLOSE TO AVERAGE. NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS A COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CIRRUS THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4500 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 4000 FT AGL AFTER 1100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.KALAS.01/OTX