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Spot Forecast for WANES-2097...NEWICC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
503 PM PDT Sun Sep 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 PDT on September 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will be in place through 2000 then
decrease with speeds less than 10 mph by midnight.  Conditions
will remain dry overnight with fair recoveries and chilly
temperatures. High pressure builds into the region Monday
with warmer conditions, light winds, and continued dry humidity
values.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....61.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15-20 mph with gusts to
                    around 30 mph...decreasing to northwest
                    10-15 mph around 2000.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

TIME (PDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
Temp............59  56  51  47  45  43  42  41  40  39  37  36
RH..............20  26  34  40  45  48  51  54  55  58  63  64
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT wind spd..19  17  16  14  11  9   8   7   6   4   4   5
20 FT wind gust.31  29  26  22  18  14  13  12  10  10  7   7


.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....34.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph 2000-2300 decreasing
                    to north 4 to 7 mph after 2300.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL decreasing to Near surface.
Transport winds.....Northwest 18 mph decreasing to 8 mph overnight.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....63.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest late in the afternoon 4 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Near surface increasing to 3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 Low.

$$
Forecaster...SB
Requested by...Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2423246.0/OTX
.DELDT 09/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL WANEC@firenet.gov