948
FNUS76 KOTX 061659
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ETUEVILLE RX...SPOKANE TRIBE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
959 AM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 06.
DISCUSSION
WEAK COLD FRONT PASSAGE BETWEEN 1600 AND 1800 LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON AND THEN SHIFT NORTHWEST WITH COLD FRONT. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTHEAST OF THE BURN PROJECT
AFTER 1500 PDT. KEEP AND EYE OUT FOR OUTFLOW WINDS THAT COULD
BRING A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND SHIFT.
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 WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS. BUILDING
CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
NORTHEAST OF THE PROJECT BURN AFTER 1500 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH
IN THE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
18 MPH AFTER 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL BY 1400 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (923).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF THE BURN
THROUGH 1900 PDT THEN CLEARING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2300 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
2100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER 2200 PDT.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (692) FALLING TO LOW (10) OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL BY 1400 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (678).
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...FMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/06/26
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