FNUS76 KOTX 231325 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK POTATO...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 625 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONGER WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY BRINGING INCREASING WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61. MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JW REQUESTED BY...MATT HAAPAPURO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.NORTH.01/OTX