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SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGE - SPECIAL EVENT...GRANT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1214 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 PDT ON JULY 25.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL
INCREASE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL RAMP UP SATURDAY
MORNING, BECOMING WINDY BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 30
MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 2100 SATURDAY EVENING,
EVENTUALLY BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
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.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
20 MPH AFTER 0900, THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 21
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 2100, THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 1 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE
MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1100.
FORECASTER...RFKS
REQUESTED BY...GRANT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE/JESSICA OLSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2618153.1/OTX
.DELDT 07/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JROLSEN@GRANTCOUNTYWA.GOV
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