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SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING CREEK FIRE...NORTHERN ROCKIES TEAM 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1039 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES OUT OF THE AREA AND HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY TODAY DUE TO WIND AND SLOPE ALIGNMENT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
ADDITIONAL WARMING AND DRYING WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
10 PERCENT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER AFTER 1000.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT 3000 FEET...59 AT 6000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT 3000 FEET...48 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP: WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS
UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 6000 FEET
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 13
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS, 60-70 PERCENT
MID-SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP: WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT
SLOPE/VALLEY: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 2100 THEN DOWNSLOPE
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 AT 3000 FEET...65 AT 6000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT 3000 FEET, 37 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGETOP: WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
SLOPE/VALLEY: UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 7000 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...AUTUMN ASHDALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519549.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AUTUMN_ASHDALE@FIRENET.GOV
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