FNUS76 KOTX 092028 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIL ROUTE...IDAHO DEPT OF LANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 128 PM PDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 MDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IS BRIEFLY IN CONTROL OF THE REGION AHEAD OF A FAST APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH RAIN LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM...WINDS WILL INCREASE DRASTICALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS RAIN TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...AB REQUESTED BY...SCHEEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.MAILR.02/OTX