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SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
957 AM PDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
AS A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.
THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING MUCH COOLER
...WINDY CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY WEDNESDAY.
TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TRICKY AT THE VERY LEAST

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY UP-SLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 0900.
                    THERE WILL BE A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY-MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64 SATURDAY...70-72 SUNDAY...73-76 MONDAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35% SATURDAY...25-30% SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH MONDAY.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.BANGS.01/OTX