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FNUS76 KOTX 232255
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MARBLE...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
355 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 23.
DISCUSSION
A FEW CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON DECREASE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY SUNDAY, BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY
THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS TURNING MORE WEST TO
NORTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE NIGHT, DECREASING TOWARD
MORNING. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH STRONGER
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY, WITH A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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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REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 18 MPH. WINDS TURN WEST-NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1083).
FORECASTER...MSC
REQUESTED BY...MAKENZIE WHEELER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614358.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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