FNUS76 KOTX 181612 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHN TOM WUI BLK 601...WA COA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 912 AM PDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASINGLY CLOUDY SKIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA LATER TODAY AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS LIKELY BEGINNING FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AT IGNITION TIME...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH BY 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...THEN RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY 2 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY 2 PM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...ENGINE 117 TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.JOHNT.01/OTX