920 
FNUS76 KOTX 151436
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
736 AM PDT MON AUG 15 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 PDT ON AUGUST 15. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER THE FIRE THROUGH MUCH 
OF THIS WEEK.  WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL AND TERRAIN DRIVEN  
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT 
INCREASE IN WINDS WEDNESDAY.  WINDS WILL SWING AROUND 
TO THE NORTH AND EVENTUALLY EAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO 
THURSDAY BUT SPEEDS DO NOT LOOK VERY STRONG AT THE FIRE LOCATION. 
AT THIS TIME...NO PRECIPITAITON IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 AT TOP AND BOTTOM ELEVATIONS...55-58 
                    MIDSLOPES ROUGHLY 4600-6000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-87 PERCENT BOTTOM...35-46 PERCENT 
                    MID AND UPPER SLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.  
                    RIDGETOP WINDS REMAINING NORTHWEST 
                    4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. 

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 AT 3800 FEET...65 AT 8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT BOTTOM...53 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH 
                    INCREASING 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.  
                    MID AND LOWER SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 
                    3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 
                    3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. 

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FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...JESSE STONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20160815.BUCKC.01/OTX