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FNUS76 KOTX 181323
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOW PEAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
623 AM PDT THU SEP 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL CONTINUE
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
ON SATURDAY, BUT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BREEZY WEST-
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND A 40% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MORNING OVER THE FIRE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE AND SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING BETWEEN 0900-1000 WITH
MIXING HEIGHT AS HIGH AS 7000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING FALLING TO NEAR
THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE AND SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING BETWEEN 0900-1000 WITH
MIXING HEIGHT AS HIGH AS 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...VT
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN GRAISY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521449.12/OTX
.DELDT 09/18/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENJAMIN.GRAISY@USDA.GOV
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