FNUS76 KOTX 301711
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS 20   22...COF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1011 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY WARM TODAY...FRIDAY...AND SATURDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10-14 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL ALSO BRING LIGHT SURFACE WINDS
AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS TO THE BANGS F2 PROJECT...ALONG WITH
STRONG NIGHT TIME AND MORNING TEMPERATURE INVERSION. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG INVERSIONS AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS
COULD MAKE SMOKE DISPERSION FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS A CHALLENGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 3 BY 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 0 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING NEAR SURFACE BY 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 1000 PDT...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...MATT DAUENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.BANGS.02/OTX