FNUS76 KOTX 281841 FWSOTX SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE...COLVILLE BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1141 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1128 PDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION NEXT THURSDAY WITH CONDITIONS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR NEXT SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH... WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR THE SURFACE AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................15 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...DAVE NEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100828.BUFFA.01/OTX