425  
FNUS76 KOTX 072356  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOW LOW...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
456 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PDT ON APRIL 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SOME  
VARIABLE HIGHER CLOUDS AND A FEW AFTERNOON FLAT CUMULUS IN  
THE REGION. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SLIPS JUST NORTH OF THE  
CANADIAN BORDER LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, BUT THE BURN  
SITE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECLINE AND BECOME MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT  
INTO WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTWHEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH, ESPECIALLY  
NEAR THE RIDGETOPS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30 TO 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUST UP  
TO 20 MPH BEFORE 2000, BECOMING  
WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR THE  
SURFACE OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200,  
INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO 16 MPH AFTER 1500. LOCAL GUSTS TO  
20 MPH ON THE RIDGETOPS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO  
5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MSC  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT MULVANEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609474.0/OTX  
.DELDT 04/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL IDCDC@FIRENET.GOV,ROBERT.MULVANEY@USDA.GOV  
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