FNUS76 KOTX 101109 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMM BROS...WA COA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 409 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0350 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE. TIMING OF WIND INCREASE WILL BE NEAR 1000 AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RAPIDLY FALL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR MIXES DOWN AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING NEAR SUNSET AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEGIN TO RELAX. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH NEAR 1000. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 23 TO 27 MPH NEAR 1000. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120910.TIMMB.01/OTX