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FNUS76 KOTX 200028
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GIANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
528 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 20.
DISCUSSION
HOT, DRY WEATHER FORECAST AROUND THE FIRE THROUGH TUESDAY.
HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID-80S MONDAY, WARMING TO NEAR 90
TUESDAY. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS MONDAY, THEM MORE
SUN TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO LOWER
TO MID-20S, WITH POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH, THOUGH THERE
MODELS SUGGEST A SLIGHT PUSH TOWARD 10-15 MPH MONDAY MORNING
TO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A PASSING UPPER DISTURBANCE.
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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MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH BEFORE 0700...
BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST/UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 13 MPH THROUGH 1400...THEN DECREASING
TO 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (263) INCREASING TO MODERATE (371) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (330) DECREASING TO LOW (35)
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BEFORE 0900
...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (369) INCREASING TO HIGH (765) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MSC
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KISTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617761.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEITH_KISTLER@FIRENET.GOV,AANA_KULAAS@FIRENET.GOV
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