972
FNUS76 KOTX 281602
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTS BURN...NORTHSLOPE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
902 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
TRENDING COOLER AND WETTER FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND CHANCES FOR LIGHT
PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN WITH
EXPECTED AMOUNTS LESS THAN 0.08 INCHES. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH BETWEEN 10 PM SUNDAY AND 1 AM MONDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE WEST THEN TO THE NORTHWEST. PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY
TRANSITION TO SNOW WITH THE FRONT, BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT
CURRENTLY EXPECTED. A MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS MOVES IN
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TRENDING DRIER ON MONDAY
WITH HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AFTER 0900 HOURS. WINDS INCREASING TO
8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1000 HOURS WITH MIXING HEIGHT
AS HIGH AS 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
50% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO
500 FT AGL AFTER 1800 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1000 HOURS, WITH MIXING HEIGHT
AS HIGH AS 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...VT
REQUESTED BY...ZAYREN BUBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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