FNUS76 KOTX 081620 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE BURN...TURNBULL NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 820 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WINTER STORM...CURRENTLY CENTERED OFF THE NORTH OREGON COAST WILL DRIFT INLAND TODAY. AS THE STORM NEARS...CLOUDS WILL THICKEN OVER THE PROPOSED BURN SITE WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS THIS MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER 1900. ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...TURNBULLNWR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121108.PRAIR.01/OTX