FNUS76 KOTX 231844 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RUBY SOUTH...NEWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1144 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS DAWN. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ARE POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RM REQUESTED BY...NEWICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.BLUER.01/OTX