FNUS76 KOTX 041837 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BAD FISH TANK...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1137 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 PDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A STORM SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATE. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT IN THIS EVENING...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT... BEFORE BECOMING SHOWERY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS TONIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE POST-FRONTAL ATMOSPHERE TUESDAY...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN...TURNING TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...CWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.BADFI.01/OTX