799
FNUS76 KOTX 060833
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ST. JOE DIVIDE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
133 AM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 06.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS A DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE UPPER SLOPES AND ON
RIDGETOPS. SLIGHT COOLING ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT PASSAGE BUT WITH NO
PRECIPITATION.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
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FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE
10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND.
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TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TOP OF UNIT...69 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS ON RIDGETOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0830 INCREASING TO 5000 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH, EXCEPT 7 TO 14 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ON RIDGETOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL BY 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH, EXCEPT 10 TO 17 MPH
ON RIDGETOPS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TOP OF UNIT...67 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...MARSHALL MYHRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612629.2/OTX
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARSHALL.MYHRE@USDA.GOV
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