FNUS76 KOTX 211854
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1154 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE BURN AREA AS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSIST OVER THE REGION. A WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A DRY WESTERLY
FLOW PATTERN CONTINUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST NEAR 2000...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT RODGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.BUFFA.01/OTX