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FNUS76 KOTX 171247
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER WHEELER...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
547 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER WITH A WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS
WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A
SMALL CHANCE OF SPRINKLES THIS AFTERNOON BUT A WETTING RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
3-6 MPH AROUND 1100 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AROUN 1500 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 5-10 MPH
BECOMING LIGHT AROUND 0500 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN REPTSIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610591.0/OTX
.DELDT 04/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.GALE@DNR.WA.GOV,NOLAN.BREWER@DNR.WA.GOV,STEVEN.REPTSIS@DNR.WA.GOV,JEFFREY.DIMKE@DNR.WA.GOV
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