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SPOT FORECAST FOR ORIENT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
559 AM PDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WEATHER WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARM THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE
ARRIVAL OF A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL TREND RHS SLIGHTLY WETTER TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AND THEN TREND DRIER FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE
IS A 40 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY EVENING. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN INCREASES TO 50
PERCENT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THERE IS LOW
CONFIDENCE IN EXPECTED RAIN AMOUNTS WITH MODELS SHOWING A LARGE
SPREAD IN TOTALS DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE ON TUESDAY AND THEN DUE
TO POSITION OF PRECIPITATION BAND ON WEDNESDAY. THE CURRENT
FORECAST HAS RAIN TOTALS AROUND 0.40 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE MODEL SPREAD RANGE BETWEEN 0 AND 0.65
INCHES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FILTERED SUNSHINE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT 0900 HOURS INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL
BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING FALLING TO
THE SURFACE AROUND 1900 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 HOURS. SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500 HOURS. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 1000 HOURS INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
BETWEEN 1400 AND 1700 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...VT
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610798.0/OTX
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@USDA.GOV
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