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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEEHIVE 260211...CWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
355 AM PDT SAT JUN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JUNE 13.
DISCUSSION
..STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON TUESDAY
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
PEAKING IN THE MID 80S AT THE BEEHIVE FIRE ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL
BE TERRAIN DRIVEN. A STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY. A
PUSH OF WESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON TUESDAY AND BECOME GUSTY
UP TO 40 MPH ALONG RIDGE TOPS.
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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS OR EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT 2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY 1500 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (336) INCREASING TO HIGH (544) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
2100 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
SWITCHING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (498) DECREASING TO LOW (28)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT 3000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 1400 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (323) INCREASING TO HIGH (608) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...JULIE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/13/26
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