FNUS76 KOTX 201444
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
744 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY...TOMORROW...AND WEDNESDAY.
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN LATE ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING A RETURN OF COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER. UNTIL THEN...LOOK FOR
LIGHT MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE MORNING...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JIM CORVINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.BANGS.01/OTX