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FNUS76 KOTX 071449
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
749 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE COOL WITH A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 1900. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 30
MPH. IF HIT BY A THUNDERSTORM, RAIN AMOUNTS COULD REACH UP TO AN
INCH. SHOWER CHANCES LESSEN BUT CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WINDS BECOME
TERRAIN DRIVEN EXPECT AT RIDGE TOPS. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL
BE EXCELLENT. SHOWER CHANCES CONTINUE TOMORROW BUT NOT EXPECTING
THEM TO BE AS STRONG AS TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 80S
BY THE LATE WEEKEND AT THE FIRE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 0800 HOURS TO 1900 HOURS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1100 HOURS. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ON WEST FACING MIDSLOPES
AND RIDGE TOPS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BELOW RIDGE
TOPS. WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BEFORE 1600 HOURS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS MERSINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519488.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.MERSINGER@USDA.GOV
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