FNUS76 KOTX 221823
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS LAKE ELLEN EAST...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1123 AM PDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL USHER IN DRIER AIR...LOWER DEW POINTS AND GUSTY WINDS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR DRY
CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND. THEN THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF MOISTURE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH THIN CLOUDS...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    AFTER 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL AFTER 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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