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SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER FIRE...WFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
823 PM PDT SUN JUL 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 27.
DISCUSSION
WARM, DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AND BE AT THEIR STRONGEST FROM 1100-1900. OVERNIGHT,
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TEMPERATURES AND RHS INCREASE
SLIGHTLY FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
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.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH LIGHT WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH
AROUND 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 0800 AND INCREASING TO
9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
AROUND 20 MPH AROUND 1100.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (780) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1417) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 1900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO AROUND 6 BY 1900.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (854) DECREASING TO LOW (20)
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 0800 AND INCREASING TO
8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (992) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1585)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...AS/JCLEV
REQUESTED BY...JACOB STANFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618347.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JSTANFORD@BLM.GOV
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