FNUS76 KOTX 181701 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MID OVERLOOK...FS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1001 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP RAISE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN YESTERDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN HUMIDITIES. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. RAIN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ON FRIDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...BROWM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.MIDOV.01/OTX