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Spot Forecast for Morgan Lake WF...USFWS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
822 AM PDT Sun Jul 7 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 PDT on July 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will remain very hot today through Wednesday, with very
low RH values. Nighttime recoveries will be fair to poor. Winds will be
relatively light through Tuesday. The ridge will break down around
Wednesday, bringing stronger winds combined with low RH, creating
elevated to critical fire weather conditions.  Temperatures start
drop slightly Thursday onward, but still above normal with low RH.
Overnight recoveries may be a bit better. Winds remains slightly
breezy Thursday, then will be a bit lighter into the end of the week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 102.
Min humidity........9 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 1 to 3 in the morning becoming
                    south 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 6 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 65.
Max humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 4 to 6 mph in the early evening...becoming
                    northeast 1 to 3 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northwest overnight.
Haines Index........5 Moderate.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 105.
Min humidity........8 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast winds 1 to 3 mph in the morning...becoming
                    southwest 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 Moderate.

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Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Cody Kennedy
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/07/24
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.EMAIL Cody_Kennedy@FWS.GOV