165  
FNUS76 KOTX 170053  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMELBACK RX...WA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
553 PM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY WEATHER WITH A WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY.  
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS  
HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE BURN AREA INCREASE INTO THE MID 60S TO  
LOW 70S. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST FOR  
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT WILL TREND LOWER FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY  
WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH  
MONDAY, MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND  
EARLY MORNING HOURS SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST FROM MID TO LATE MORNING  
THROUGH THE DAY.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0830 INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN  
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN  
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 5 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN  
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0900 INCREASING TO 4500 FT  
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 5 MPH THROUGH 0900  
THEN SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER MONNIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610581.0/OTX  
.DELDT 04/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DYLAN.WALTERS@DNR.WA.GOV,STEVE.YOUNG@DNR.WA.GOV,KEVIN.VALLANCE@DNR.WA.GOV,TYLER.MONNIN@DNR.WA.GOV  
 
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