FNUS76 KOTX 031731 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHN TOM WUI BLK 601...WA COA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1031 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH FLAT CUMULUS CLOUDS AND AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY CLOUDS WILL THICKEN FURTHER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIKELY IN THE EVENING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE AIR MASS MOISTENS. UNSETTLED...SHOWERY AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-67...WARMEST BOTTOM OF BURN AREA. MIN HUMIDITY........33-41 PERCENT...LOWEST BOTTOM OF BURN AREA. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL THROUGH 1900 THEN NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN NORTHEAST LESS THAN 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63...WARMEST BOTTOM OF BURN AREA. MIN HUMIDITY........38-46 PERCENT...LOWEST BOTTOM OF BURN AREA. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...PHILLIP MCLAUGHLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.JOHNT.01/OTX