FNUS76 KOTX 161708
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS 17...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1008 AM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOIST AND SLOW MOVING FRONT HAS PUSHED TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN
SITE THIS MORNING. BUT DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY RAIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN MUCH WETTER CONDITIONS WITH
RAIN EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH A GOOD PORTION
OF FRIDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COOL...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL LINGER
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MID
WEEK FOR CONDITIONS JUST ON THE COOL SIDE OF NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY NOW. INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE
                    REMAINDER OF THE DAY
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UP-SLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BT
REQUESTED BY...PATRICIA GOLDSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100916.BANGS.01/OTX