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FNUS76 KOTX 242241
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE GIANT...CA IMT TEAM 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
341 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 25.
DISCUSSION
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY AROUND NOON, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DECREASE INTO THE LOW 70S BUT WILL
INCREASE WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. BY MIDDAY SATURDAY, WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 25 MPH ON EXPOSED WEST MIDSLOPES AND
RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL RELAX SATURDAY NIGHT AND BECOME TERRAIN
DRIVEN. BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY BUT RHS WILL
BE A TAD HIGHER AS MARINE AIR SPILLS OVER THE CASCADE CREST. DRY
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
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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SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON ON EXPOSED WEST ASPECTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (491) INCREASING TO HIGH (695) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. WEST/NORTHWEST
ASPECTS GUSTING TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 17 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (617) DECREASING TO LOW (67) OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 18 MPH ON
EXPOSED WEST/SOUTHWEST ASPECTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (270) INCREASING TO HIGH (634) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS BURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/24/26
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