FNUS76 KOTX 172248
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...WA IMT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
348 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY...PROMOTING 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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 2 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.BUFFA.01/OTX