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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
918 AM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on June 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

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 little to no
precipitation accumulation is expected on the fire. Breezier north
winds with a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms is
expected by Sunday afternoon.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 10 percent chance of sprinkles
through 2200 PDT.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....South-southeast around 5 mph in the morning
                    into early afternoon switching west-northwest
                    8 to 14 mph after 1600 PDT.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of sprinkles in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL falling to 1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy in the
afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20
mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy in the
afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25
mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

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Forecaster...RFKS/JClev
Requested by...Paul Nelson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/28/24
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.EMAIL paul.nelson@dnr.wa.gov