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SPOT FORECAST FOR ALMOTA...PULLMAN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
216 PM PDT SUN JUN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 PDT ON JUNE 21.
DISCUSSION
WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS WILL
FAVOR A NORTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH MID WEEK UNDER HIGH PRESSURE
CONDITIONS. DAILY DIURNALLY DRIVEN UPSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND
PATTERNS WILL DEVELOP. WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AROUND 55-60%.
HEAT WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK.
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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REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH, GUSTS TO 12 MPH THROUGH 2000 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (910).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 2400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (757) DECREASING TO LOW (28) OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...CD
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHARNHORST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/21/26
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.EMAIL RYAN.SCHARNHORST@PULLMAN-WA.GOV
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