FNUS76 KOTX 012114 AAA FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NO NAME PEAK...NEWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 214 PM PDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY PROMOTING WARM DRY CONDITIONS. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME SHOWERS AND AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AN INCREASE IN WINDS. WARM AND CONTINUED DRY ON WEDNESDAY. THEN A MUCH STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR COOLER AND MUCH WETTER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER 2000. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY AFTER 1200. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LESS OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL AFTER 1000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...BILL ZOODSMA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.NONAM.01/OTX