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Spot Forecast for Beehive...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
511 AM PDT Fri May 16 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A weak weather exits to the east this morning, leaving dry conditions.
A wetter system arrives on Saturday with a 80 percent chance of
rain, and a 50 percent chance of a wetting rain. There is a slight
chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. Winds increase later
Saturday into Saturday evening, with gusts near 20-25 mph possible.
Saturday night and Sunday turn drier, but winds remain gusty.
Temperature stay cooler than normal.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 8 mph. Gusts to 15 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 12 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers overnight.
CWR.................15 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts to 15 mph before
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms.
CWR.................50 percent.
Chance of lightning.20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Min humidity........74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph...increasing to
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20-25 mph after 1400.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 14 mph.

$$
Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Benton Merritt
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513788.4/OTX
.DELDT 05/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL benton.merritt@usda.gov