FNUS76 KOTX 071428
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS F2...USFS - COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
728 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE CENTERED AND SPINNING AROUND SOUTHWEST IDAHO
MAY PUSH A STRAY WEAKENING THUNDERSTORM TO THE VICINITY
OF THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
WEAKEN THROUGH THE MORNING AND END AT OR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW UNLESS THE SMOKE
GENERATED IS SIGNIFICANTLY HOT AND BUOYANT WHICH IS NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR GIVEN THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND CURRENT CLOUD
COVER INHIBITING MIXING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........GENERALLY MOSTLY SUNNY. A WEAKENING ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE
                    BURN AREA THIS MORNING.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RP
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.BANGS.01/OTX