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FNUS76 KOTX 241221
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
521 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STEADY RAIN TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO DRYING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 0.18-0.36". WEDNESDAY WILL
BE COOLER WITH CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND 30% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. THERE IS A
SMALL RISK (10%) FOR LIGHTNING WITH THIS ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY
ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY
OUT ON THURSDAY WITH LINGERING BREEZINESS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE
STARTS TO BUILD ON FRIDAY WITH A WARMING AND DRYING TREND COUPLED WITH
LIGHTER TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY
WITH PASSING CLOUDS AND INCREASE IN WESTERLY WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT EARLY MORNING INCREASING 90% THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. STEADY
RAIN ENDING AROUND 1700 WITH A 20% CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 20% CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 27 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH GUSTS 17 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTERNOON GUSTS 11 TO 14 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS IN THE MORNING INCREASING FROM THE WEST 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTS
20 MPH.
FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607422.0/OTX
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@USDA.GOV
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