FNUS76 KOTX 042331 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR EVANS RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 431 PM PDT WED MAY 4 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS THROUGH LATE MORNING THURSDAY. THE FIRST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE MIDDAY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER SERIES OF SPRING COLD FRONTS BEGINNING THURSDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A UNSEASONABLE COOL STORM SYSTEM WILL DESCEND OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH THE NEXT BRIEF DRYING TREND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING MIDDAY. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...SCOTT EBEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.EVANS.01/OTX