865  
FNUS76 KOTX 170228  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLER CREEK...WA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
728 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JULY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
...BREEZY NORTH WINDS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY SHIFTING AND GUSTY WINDS  
WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE FRIDAY...  
 
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING ALLOWING INVERSIONS TO SET  
IN AROUND 2200 PDT. A PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM THURSDAY WILL BRING  
BREEZY NORTH WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS OF 15-18  
MPH. WINDS WILL CALM THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN ANOTHER WIND SHIFT  
OCCURS FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF  
THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 17 TO 20  
MPH.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO  
3 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2200 PDT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH  
AFTER 2200 PDT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0800 PDT WITH  
GUSTS 15 TO 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH  
AFTER 0800 PDT.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING  
DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT, THEN  
BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 0100 PDT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2200 PDT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER NOON PDT WITH  
GUSTS 13 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RFKS/JK  
REQUESTED BY...PAUL NELSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2518147.0/OTX  
.DELDT 07/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PAUL.NELSON@DNR.WA.GOV  
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