FNUS76 KOTX 151605
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OVER CANADA WILL DIRECT
BREEZY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
GUSTY. AFTER 8 PM WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE VALLEY AS THE BOUNDARY
LAYER DECOUPLES UNDER THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION THAT WILL SET UP AT
AROUND 2500 FEET MSL. ABOVE THE INVERSION WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY AT
15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTER 5 PM. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON
THE FIRE WILL BE LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND 3 TO 5 MPH THIS
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
                    TOP...NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN GALLAHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.BUFFA.01/OTX