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SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGE - SPECIAL EVENT...GRANT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
101 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 PDT ON JULY 24.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
***GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON***
HOT WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A DRY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY, WHICH WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DECREASE BY A FEW DEGREES BUT WILL INCREASE WINDS
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. BY MIDDAY SATURDAY, WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO REACH AROUND 35 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.
***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.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8-12 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING
TO WESTERLY AROUND 2000 HOURS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67.
MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 2300 HOURS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10
MPH BY 1000 HOURS. WIND SPEEDS INCREASING TO
18-25 MPH AROUND 1300 HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
WIND SPEEDS DECREASE TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH BY 1700 HOURS.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...GRANT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE/JESSICA OLSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2618153.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JROLSEN@GRANTCOUNTYWA.GOV
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