FNUS76 KOTX 121527 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLUMBIA CORFU DITCH RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 827 AM PDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON TO THE REGION. MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER WILL EXIST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING RISING TO NEAR 4000 FT AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 9 MPH LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 4 AM. CWR.................10%. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH AT 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AT 3 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2. $$ FORECASTER...CN REQUESTED BY...JOHN JANAK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.COLUM.01/OTX