849  
FNUS76 KOTX 100148  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPE FIRE WA-NES-1650...WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
648 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THURSDAY WILL FEATURE COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH WINDS REMAINING  
GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH. CUMULUS BUILD UPS ARE EXPECTED WITH A  
5% CHANCE FOR A SHOWER NEAR THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN 1100 AND 1600 PDT.  
DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR ARRIVING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE  
EVENING WILL THEN BRING CLEARING SKIES WITH FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY  
THURSDAY NIGHT. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL OCCUR FRIDAY INTO  
THE WEEKEND.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS IN THE LATE  
MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 AT BOTTOM OF FIRE (1300 FEET)  
73 AT TOP OF FIRE (3500 FEET).  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT BOTTOM OF FIRE (1300 FEET)  
28 PERCENT AT TOP OF FIRE (3500 FEET).  
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.......NEAR THE SURFACE THROUGH 0800 PDT...THEN  
INCREASING TO 8000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...55-60 PERCENT  
MID SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2100 PDT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KRAUSZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517674.0/OTX  
.DELDT 07/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC_KRAUSZ@FIRENET.GOV  
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