FNUS76 KOTX 171545 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMINEE...SPOKANE TRIBE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 845 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE PATTERN IS SETTING UP OVER THE REGION. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP THE WEST WINDS LIGHT. WITH THE LOW CONTINUING TO PUSH EAST...A EAST WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 TO 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 1900...BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JCLEV REQUESTED BY...KEVIN RITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121017.TOMIN.01/OTX