FNUS76 KOTX 021734 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR DIPPING VAT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1034 AM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1015 PDT ON JUNE 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL PROMOTE WESTERLY TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE FIRE TODAY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS. THE CHANCE OF FURTHER PRECIPITATION WILL BE MINIMAL AND ONLY A LIGHT SPRINKLE TODAY AT BEST. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND DOWNSLOPE TONIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT AND UPSLOPE ON SUNDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY BUT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...MF REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120602.DIPPI.01/OTX