FNUS76 KOTX 011513 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR PURTTEMAN...CWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 813 AM PDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINATE OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY PROMOTING WARM DRY CONDITIONS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WELL NORTH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME CLOUD BUILD UPS ON THE CASCADES AND INCREASING...SHIFTING 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.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS 2-4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER 1030...BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST AFTER 1530. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3200 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2400 FT AGL AFTER 1030. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...JEFF BOUSCHOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.PURTT.01/OTX