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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
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.DELDT 07/09/25
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.EMAIL ERIC_KRAUSZ@FIRENET.GOV
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