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FNUS76 KOTX 190124
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER CRAB CREEK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
624 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH
1900 TO 2000 PDT THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN MILD, DRY AND BREEZY
THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY.
THIS EVENING
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 (ALREADY ACHIEVED).
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH DECREASE TO
5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT. GUSTS UP TO 15
MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING THROUGH 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY
2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........92 92 92 93 93 93 91 91 91 86 86 86
TEMP............68 67 63 62 61 60 60 59 59 58 57 56
RH..............31 33 39 42 47 50 53 53 56 56 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W WSW WSW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO BETWEEN 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606428.0/OTX
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WACWC@FIRENET.GOV
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