FNUS76 KOTX 151441 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE 1...WA DEPT FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 741 AM PDT WED MAY 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COUPLE WEAK SYSTEMS WILL SPREAD INLAND BETWEEN TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH MORE ON THE WAY FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR TODAY EXPECT THICKENING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BY MID-AFTERNOON. CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE BETTER CHANCES WILL REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. GIVEN THE SHOWERY NATURE THE THREAT OF WETTING RAINS IS LOW...BUT SHOULD A SHOWER DEVELOP OVER THE SITE A WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 3500 FT AGL TOWARD 11 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 2 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL TOWARD 11 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JC REQUESTED BY...TOM LEUSCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130515.BLUE1.01/OTX