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SPOT FORECAST FOR SINLAHEKIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
231 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
DISCUSSION
A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY RESULTING IN
BREEZY WEST WINDS MONDAY MORNING, WITH SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING
IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BREEZY ACROSS
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BURNED AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. DRIER
AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WITH POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES
AND FAIR RECOVERIES IN THE VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY ON
TUESDAY THOUGH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE DRIER.
IT WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A
STRONGER COLD FRONT PASSAGE BRINGS BREEZY WINDS AND A COOLING
TREND ON FRIDAY.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 100.
CATEGORIES: LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500),
HIGH (500-800), AND VERY HIGH (> 800).
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MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....VALLEYS (BELOW 4000 FT)...68-73.
RIDGES (ABOVE 4000 FT)....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
THE MORNING.
WINDS DECREASING TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE BURNED AREA. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH ACROSS THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE BURNED AREA.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
AROUND 1900 HOURS. WINDS STRONGER ON THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE BURNED AREA.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....VALLEYS (BELOW 4000 FT)...67-72.
RIDGES (ABOVE 4000 FT)....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...VT
REQUESTED BY...APRIL MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622514.8/OTX
.DELDT 10/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER_MILLER@FIRENET.GOV
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