FNUS76 KOTX 231644
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS 23...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
944 AM PDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY BRINGING NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND FAIR AND DRY WEATHER. BY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
SATURDAY...A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL FLATTEN THE RIDGE AND
BRING A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND INCREASING WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH BY 11AM.
                    THEN WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...TRISH GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.BANGS.01/OTX