FNUS76 KOTX 191808
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS LAKE ELLEN EAST...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1108 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY WILL PROMOTE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WITH
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE BURN AREA. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TUESDAY...
ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY...AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...LOU MARKEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.BANGS.01/OTX