FNUS76 KOTX 291544 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR AUTO ROUTE...TURNBULL NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 844 AM PDT WED APR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A CLOSED LOW WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST OREGON TODAY WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND OVER THE AREA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO WEAKEN AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS RESULTING IN DECREASING NORTHEAST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...DOUG FREDERICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090429.AUTOR.01/OTX