FNUS76 KOTX 170028
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...WA IMT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
528 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1657 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. THE RIDGE WILL PROMOTE LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND
INCREASINGLY WARM TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
ALSO DROP THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH THE HOTTEST AND DRIEST
CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. A THERMALLY-INDUCED TROUGH WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE FIRE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN THE
MOST UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE RIDGE
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MEANDERS
THROUGH THE STATE. THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN A SMALL CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO SUNDAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD LINGER INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER SHOT AT SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
AROUND EARLY TO MID WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.BUFFA.03/OTX