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SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS LAKE ELLEN EAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1100 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BURN AREA TO THE EAST
TODAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON OVER
NEARBY PEAKS. OTHERWISE DRY AND PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT
WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. TONIGHT A COOL FRONT FROM CANADA WILL PASS
THROUGH THE AREA AND BRING DRIER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY
INCREASED AND GUSTIER WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON NEARBY
                    MOUNTAINS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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