FNUS76 KOTX 031752 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR RX 20...COLVILLE USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1052 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE NORTH FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS EVENING CAUSING THE WIND TO BECOME MORE EAST OR NORTHEAST TOMORROW. THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE SPRING SO FAR IS EXPECTED SUNDAY... MONDAY...AND TUESDAY. A BIT OF A COOL DOWN WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK IS DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CLOUD COVER 30 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 3700 FT BETWEEN 1200 AND 1800 PDT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT...BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...THRASHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.RX20_.01/OTX