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FNUS76 KOTX 071056
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ST. JOE DIVIDE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
356 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 07.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE
HIGHER COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM READINGS ABOVE 40
PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY AS WELL, BUT INCREASE
AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH.
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 IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TOP OF UNIT...65 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH ON RIDGETOPS, OTHERWISE
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE BETWEEN 1900-2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON RIDGETOPS OTHERWISE
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TOP OF UNIT...65 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ON RIDGETOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO
4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...MARSHALL MYHRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612629.3/OTX
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARSHALL.MYHRE@USDA.GOV
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