745  
FNUS76 KOTX 161502  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OTHELLO DITCH RX...U.S.W.F.S  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
802 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CONDITIONS WILL BE MILD AND MOSTLY DRY AT THE PROJECT THROUGH  
TUESDAY. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES BETWEEN 1100  
AND 1700 LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TUESDAY  
WILL BE BREEZY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
BETWEEN 1100 AND 1700.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING  
SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1300.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING EAST WITH  
SIMILAR SPEEDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER 1900.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING  
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1400 WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1000. MIXING HEIGHT  
INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST/SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RFKS  
REQUESTED BY...BRENNAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605911.0/OTX  
.DELDT 03/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BENJAMIN_BRENNAN@FWS.GOV  
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