FNUS76 KOTX 192039
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...WA IMT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
139 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1312 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN 2PM AND 4PM TODAY. ANY RAIN FROM
THIS STORM WILL BE VERY LIGHT. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE WARM AND DRY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. A STRONGER INCOMING TROUGH ON TUESDAY WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS..INITIALLY DRY BUT BECOMING INCREASINGLY WET
DURING THE DAY. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY EVENING AS A COLL FRONT PASSES THROUGH. THIS COOL FRONT
WILL LEAD TO COOLING TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK WITH LITTLE OR NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AFTER
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A VERY LIGHT RAIN SHOWER POSSIBLY
                    WITH THUNDER PROBABLE BETWEEN 2PM AND 4 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY FUELS
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH AROUND 25 PERCENT. WIND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE DUE TO NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S EACH DAY. MINIMUM RH 20 TO 25 PERCENT EACH DAY.
WINDS LIGHT DOWNSLOPE DURING THE NIGHT AND SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH
DURING THE DAYS.


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FORECASTER...MF
REQUESTED BY...DEAN WARNER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.BUFFA.01/OTX