FNUS76 KOTX 281949 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS...NEWICC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1249 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...CROSSING THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY BY 1400. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST BY 1600 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1800 AND 1900 WHEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBOUND ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1600. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...EK REQUESTED BY...ED WALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100928.BANGS.01/OTX