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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOOPER PIT PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
558 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT SNOW FOR THE BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. WINDS WILL REMAIN
BREEZY TODEAY AND THEN BE LIGHTER FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
1 TO 3 INCHES.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW MENDIGUREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605324.2/OTX
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.MENDIGUREN@USDA.GOV
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