FNUS76 KOTX 181435 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH 1 - 4...WDFW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 735 AM PDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN OVER THE BURN AREA LATE TODAY AND INCREASING THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY IN THE MORNING... THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH BY NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PB REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.SLASH.01/OTX