FNUS76 KOTX 151342
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANGS F2...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
642 AM PDT SUN APR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL INSTABILITY
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL DELIVER CONSIDERABLE MID-LEVEL
CLOUD COVER TO THE PROPOSED BURN. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE
PROJECT TONIGHT FOR DRIER WEATHER AND HIGHER CLOUDS...BUT RAIN
WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR
                    SPRINKLES THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT TOP OF PROJECT TO 55 AT BASE.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 0 TO 3 MPH AT BASE OF PROJECT.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND WEAKENING
                    TO 2 TO 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...SHANE ROBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120415.BANGS.02/OTX