FNUS76 KOTX 171809 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT MOON 34 37...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1109 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS. COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS BY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120517.FLATM.01/OTX