FNUS76 KOTX 201846
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...COLVILLE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1145 AM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1055 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY OVER THE FIRE. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT THIS MORNING TRENDING SOUTH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE FIRE FROM
THE WEST OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. THE TROUGH
PASSAGE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE
EVENING AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM AFTER 0200.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NEAR
                    SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 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.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FX
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.BUFFA.01/OTX