FNUS76 KOTX 271539 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTTEMANN...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 839 AM PDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE PURTTEMANN PROJECT TODAY. THERE MAY EVEN BE A LIGHT SHOWER OR SPRINKLE THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW (THU). PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WILL BE SPOTTY...SO THE CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN WILL BE LOW. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ONCE AGAIN...THANK YOU FOR YESTERDAY'S OBS. PERFECT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 1100 PDT BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1200 PDT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST OR SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1800 PDT BECOMING NORTH OR NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY (SOUTH) 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR AFTERNOON SHOWERS. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 2800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH. AFTERNOON SHOWERS MAY CAUSE TRANSPORT WINDS TO BE VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.PURTT.01/OTX