870  
FNUS76 KOTX 281225  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE CREEK SALVAGE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
525 AM PDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING ONSHORE THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE  
AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND WIND THROUGH THE DAY. PRECIPITATION  
TOTAL FROM TUESDAY MORNINGS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN A QUARTER  
OF AN INCH AND 0.35. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT AND KEEP THE MIXING HEIGHTS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. WINDS WILL  
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING  
CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. 40-60% CLOUD COVER  
AFTER 1400 PDT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AFTER 1000 PDT. WINDS INCREASING TO  
4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL WITH THE INVERSION BREAKING AFTER  
1100 PDT. 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. 50% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING 7 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL BY SUNSET.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................95 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH  
GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 16  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LN  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE MANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2511926.0/OTX  
.DELDT 04/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CODY.CLARK@TNC.ORG,KYLE.MANN@USDA.GOV  
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