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Spot Forecast for Billy Creek...Grangeville Interagency Dispatch
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1117 AM PDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 PDT on July 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 10 PM
PDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Typical diurnal wind shifts expected today with northwest winds
during the day and a shift to the southwest. Mostly light speeds
at or below 10 mph. Persistent hot temperatures are expected
through mid to late next week with little cloud cover each day.
Overnight humidity recovery will climb to near 40-50 percent but
after this weekend recovery values will begin to decrease each
day. Daytime humidity values will remain below 20 percent for many
days. Overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief
thanks to the continuing daytime heat.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 89 to 93.
Min humidity........15 to 18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North northwest winds 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 62 to 64.
Max humidity........45 to 50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    southwest around 7 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 11 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 90 to 92.
Min humidity........15 to 18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 9 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 13 to 16 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

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Forecaster...CD
Requested by...Earl Robertson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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