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FNUS76 KOTX 061242
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLER RIDGE BLOCK 804...WA-CAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 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 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, WITH VALUES BACK INTO
THE UPPER TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT 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.
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TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH AROUND 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH THROUGH 2100 THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE NEAR 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH 2100 THEN
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612460.5/OTX
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TWILA.LEITH-MONAGHAN.MTF@COLVILLETRIBES.COM
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