FNUS76 KOTX 221919
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1219 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1205 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE DRY AIR MASS
ALONG WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE HAINES
INDEX TODAY.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WIND ALONG WITH LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 14 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...RANDY FRIEDLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.BUFFA.01/OTX