FNUS76 KOTX 271529 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR POTATO...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 829 AM PDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY AND REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. THERE IS AN INCREASING RISK FOR LIGHT SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT RISK FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE EAST TODAY...BECOMING LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0900 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SB REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.POTAT.01/OTX