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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
619 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on June 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Friday will be much warmer and drier. A dry cold front will push
across the Gold Creek Fire late Saturday afternoon between
1600 and 1900 PDT. This will result in a wind shift from
east-southeast to out of the north. Clouds will thicken up
on Saturday ahead of the front, but precipitation is not
expected on the fire aside from a few sprinkles. Breezier north
winds with a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms is
expected by Sunday afternoon.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning then mostly sunny with
                    fair weather cumulus in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....80-82.
Min humidity........25-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 2 to 4 mph in the morning
                    shifting to the east-southeast 4 to 7 mph
                    after after 1000 PDT.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph in the morning shifting
                    to the southeast around 7 mph after 1100 PDT.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph after
                    2300 PDT.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL falling to near surface.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph in the evening becoming
                    downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph after 2300 PDT.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy in
                    the afternoon. A 10 percent chance for
                    sprinkles through 1300 PDT.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....77-79.
Min humidity........33-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-Southeast winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning
                    into early afternoon switching north 4 to 7 mph
                    between 1500 and 1700 PDT.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South-Southeast around 5 mph in the morning
                    into early afternoon switching west-northwest
                    6 to 9 mph after 1600 PDT.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Paul Nelson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/27/24
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.EMAIL paul.nelson@dnr.wa.gov