FNUS76 KOTX 182334
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...WA IMT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
434 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MID LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN HOT
AND DRY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH ON
TUESDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FOR THE MIDDLE
AND END OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING
                    TO NEAR SURFACE NEAR 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH AROUND 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.BUFFA.01/OTX