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SPOT FORECAST FOR SOOPER PIT PILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
756 AM PST MON FEB 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN PROJECT WITH LIGHT RAIN
TODAY. RAIN DOES LOOK TO LET UP IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1400 TO
1600 PST AND MIXING IMPROVES SLIGHTLY. BY TUESDAY, A STRONG RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN AND THIS WILL PROMOTE FOG
TRANSITIONING TO LOW STRATUS CLOUDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LITTLE TO
NO MIXING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH FOG. THEN SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS
WITH MIXING HEIGHTS TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY THURSDAY AND 1000-1500 FT
AGL BY FRIDAY, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN
0.15 AND 0.25 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING
SWITCHING NORTHWEST AFTER 1200 PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UP TO 300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
AROUND 1000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1300 AND 1600 PST IN
THE AFTERNOON. STRONG SURFACE INVERSION IN THE
MORNING AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY AFTER 1200 PST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST UP TO 2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200 PST.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 0.01 TO 0.03 INCHES EXPECTED.
PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION STRENGTHENING AFTER 1800 PST WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING THROUGH 2000 PST.
MIXING HEIGHTS STARTING OUT AROUND 1000 FT
AGL IN THE EVENING AND DECREASING TO NEAR
SURFACE AFTER 2000 PST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 1900 PST.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36.
MIN HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
AROUND 500 FT AGL. STRONG INVERSION THROUGH THE
DAY WITH POOR VENTILATION.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH.
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW MENDIGUREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601401.1/OTX
.DELDT 02/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.MENDIGUREN@USFS.GOV,IAN.MCCORD@USDA.GOV
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