FNUS76 KOTX 291641
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
941 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS WEEK INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.  WARM AND DRY
WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. TODAY WILL BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE WEAK TODAY AND TOMORROW...
AND LOOK FOR STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS TO DEVELOP BY MID
EVENING BOTH DAYS.

YOUR 1300 PDT OBSERVATION FROM YESTERDAY 9/28 IS EXTREMELY
HELPFUL. OBSERVATIONS MAKE OUR FORECASTS BETTER. THANK YOU.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 1000 PDT...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...JILL JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.BANGS.01/OTX