326
FNUS76 KOTX 240132
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LANTZY...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
632 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON MAY 23.
DISCUSSION
SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 2100 THIS EVENING
AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONGER WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP MONDAY EVENING ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
***************************************************************
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).
***************************************************************
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH AROUND 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (88).
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO 6500 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (100) THROUGH 0800 INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1015)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH
NEAR 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (807) DECREASING TO LOW (28)
BY 2000.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...BROOKE SEITTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614364.0/OTX
.DELDT 05/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page