687
FNUS76 KOTX 132341
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNAKE RIVER FIRE...WA-DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
441 PM PDT SAT JUN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
..STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON TUESDAY
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
PEAKING IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT
INVERSION SETTING UP AROUND 2000 SATURDAY AND BREAKING 0700
SUNDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT TUESDAY WILL BRING GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
TO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WARM, DRY, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (713) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (747) DECREASING TO LOW (32) OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (210) INCREASING TO HIGH (507) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...NWS PENDLETON
REQUESTED BY...BEN LIPPERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615459.0/OTX
.DELDT 06/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DUSTY.PATRICK@GMAIL.COM,BENJAMIN_LIPPERT@FWS.GOV
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