FNUS76 KOTX 031719 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION EAST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1019 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 OR NORTHWEST 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 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH OR NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AS HIGH AS 3900 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 PDT AND 1800 PDT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1900 PDT... BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST OR NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...BECOMING EAST OR NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GK REQUESTED BY...JANET THRASHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130503.STARV.01/OTX