FNUS76 KOTX 181751 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMIYEL RX...CDA TRIBE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1051 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE WILL KEEP MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THICKEN OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DELIVERING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND MUCH BREEZIER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FX REQUESTED BY...JULIE PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.TAMIY.01/OTX