FNUS76 KOTX 160421
FWSOTX

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2046 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE RIDGE WILL LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND INCREASINGLY
WARM TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO DROP
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE COULD WEAKEN BY SUNDAY AS
AN UPPER LOW MEANDERS THROUGH THE STATE. THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN
A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH THIS EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST  10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING WITH
                    THE INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1000.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

$$
FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER IMT 4
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.BUFFA.02/OTX