FNUS76 KOTX 171748 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE ALDER 7...CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1048 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL DROP TOWARD THE PROJECT TONIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA BRINGING INCREASING CLOUDS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS TO 14 MPH POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...RANDY THOMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120517.BLUEA.01/OTX