FNUS76 KOTX 211715
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE ROAD...WA COA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1015 AM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS APPROACHING THE FIRE FROM THE
WEST...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
THE TROUGH PASSAGE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.BUFFA.01/OTX