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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR SUPPORT 26-M-0157A...CIVIL AIR PATROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
632 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 06.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE THIS EVENING FROM THE SURFACE TO
4000 FEET AGL. AFTER MIDNIGHT, WIND SPEEDS AT THE SURFACE WILL BEGIN TO
SLOWLY WEAKEN. WINDS 3000-4000 FEET AGL WILL REMAIN ELEVATED (20-25KTS)
AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE THURSDAY
MORNING ALTHOUGH AT SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER SPEEDS. WINDS SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PRESS THROUGH ON FRIDAY
DELIVERING ANOTHER BOUT OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD. THICK HIGH CLOUDS THIS EVENING
WILL THIN OUT BUT AS UPPER-LEVEL WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT,
SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 6000 FEET AGL WILL PASS OVER THE AREA.
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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TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING
NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 0100 PDT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 1300 PDT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...DONALD MORGAN JR.
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2613003.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DONALD.MORGAN@WAWG.CAP.GOV
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