FNUS76 KOTX 101500
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS F2...USFS, COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
800 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES WILL KEEP A DRY EASTERLY
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BURN AREA...ALTHOUGH THE
SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN THROUGH THE DAY.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A FEW
DEGREES HIGHER EACH DAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.BANGS.01/OTX