687  
FNUS76 KOTX 092052  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPE FIRE WA-NES-1650...WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
152 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JULY 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING,  
GRADUALLY DECREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AFTER  
1800 PDT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE FIRE WITH A  
10% CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
THURSDAY WILL FEATURE COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH WINDS REMAINING  
GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH. CUMULUS BUILD UPS ARE EXPECTED  
THURSDAY WITH A 5% CHANCE FOR A SHOWER NEAR THE FIRE AREA.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 15% CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS  
IN THE EARLY EVENING.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
23 MPH THROUGH 2000 PDT. WINDS DECREASING TO  
NORTH-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING FALLING TO  
NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CUMULUS BUILD UPS IN THE  
LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1000 PDT. WIND  
GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL BY 1000 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT AS HIGH AS  
8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...VT  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KRAUSZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517673.0/OTX  
.DELDT 07/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC_KRAUSZ@FIRENET.GOV  
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