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FNUS76 KOTX 081653
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIMA MOUNDS RX...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
953 AM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 08.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH TODAY WILL BRING AN ABUNDANCE
OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AND AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WIND GUSTS INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH.
GUSTS WILL DECREASE BY LATE TONIGHT. SATURDAY WILL BRING MORE SUNSHINE
WITH LESS WINDS AND SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS FRIDAY.
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO UP TO
20 MPH AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 1700.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1123).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH
GUSTS DECREASING AROUND 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST UP TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 MPH AROUND
2300.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1067) DECREASING TO LOW (36)
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 0800 AND INCREASING TO
TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (196) INCREASING TO MODERATE (410) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...AS/JCLEV
REQUESTED BY...FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613158.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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