FNUS76 KOTX 081805
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE BANGS RX FIRE...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1105 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN
AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS...MOISTURE
LEVELS ARE TAD HIGHER WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCES
FOR HEAVIER SHOWER ACTIVITY  AND POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAINS.  WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN.  WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE 800 PM...THEN 5 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY...NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY...SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....CALM...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...NEWICC  DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.MIDDL.01/OTX