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FNUS76 KOTX 072155
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING CREEK WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
255 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO
30 MPH THIS EVENING. THERE IS STILL A 20% CHANCE FOR A STORM TO
HIT THE FIRE BEFORE 2100. IF HIT BY A THUNDERSTORM, RAIN AMOUNTS
COULD REACH UP TO 0.75". WINDS BECOME TERRAIN DRIVEN EXCEPT AT
RIDGE TOPS. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE EXCELLENT. SHOWER
CHANCES CONTINUE FRIDAY (10% CHANCE) BUT NOT EXPECTING THEM TO BE
AS STRONG AS TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 80S BY SUNDAY
AT THE FIRE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING BEFORE 2100.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 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.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
FROM 0800-1600.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AROUND
0100 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 19
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...LIGHTNING CREEK OPS(T)
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519276.1/OTX
.DELDT 08/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.MERSINGER@USDA.GOV
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