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SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLER BOAT LAUNCH...WA-CAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
452 AM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 06.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN INCREASING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS
EVENING WITH A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, WITH VALUES BACK INTO
THE MID TEENS ON THURSDAY.
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.
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT DIVIDED BY 100.
CATEGORIES: LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500),
HIGH (500-800), AND VERY HIGH (> 800).
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TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
THROUGH 2100 THEN WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE NEAR 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH THROUGH 2100 THEN
WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1000 THEN
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO
7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612432.5/OTX
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TWILA.LEITH-MONAGHAN.MTF@COLVILLETRIBES.COM
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