FNUS76 KOTX 291827
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSSEL CREEK...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1127 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1113 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY
WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. A DRY WEATHER
PATTERN WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE LABOR
DAY WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...HLAWASCHECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.BUSSE.01/OTX