720
FNUS76 KOTX 250905
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
205 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0200 PDT ON JULY 25.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A
DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL RESULT IN DRY AND
MODERATELY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE LOCATION BY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX IN THE EVENING, WITH LIGHTER WINDS
THEN PREVAILING THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY
VALUES.
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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REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (20).
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING, THEN HAZE
AND PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS STEADILY INCREASING TO 9 TO 12
MPH BY 1200 HOURS. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (972) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (2218)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
THROUGH 2100 HOURS, THEN DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1573) DECREASING TO LOW (54)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (588) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1043) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PP
REQUESTED BY...KEEGAN HOSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618191.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.HUTCHINSON@USDA.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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