666  
FNUS76 KOTX 282054  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH CANYON...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
154 PM PDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND MILD AT THE BURN SITE WITH  
BREEZY DIURNAL WINDS. FRIDAY WILL BE GUSTY WITH WEST WINDS  
INCREASING AHEAD OF A WEATHER SYSTEM. THERE IS A 25% CHANCE OF A  
WETTING RAIN (0.10"+) FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 TO 7 MPH AROUND 0900 HOURS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. WIND GUSTS  
UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
   
FORECAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  
   
FRIDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO  
13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 30-35%.   
SATURDAY  
 
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DB  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN CAMPBELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512042.0/OTX  
.DELDT 04/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.D.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV  
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