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FNUS76 KOTX 251322
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MALLOY...WADNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
622 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON JULY 25.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
***GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON***
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING LOW
HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT THE FIRE LOCATION
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX IN THE EVENING AROUND
2300 HOURS. OTHERWISE, LIGHTER WINDS WILL THEN PREVAIL 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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TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE AND PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
BY 0800. SPEEDS INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH
BY 1300. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (615) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1989) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 28 MPH IN THE EVENING. SPEEDS DECREASING
TO 6 TO 12 MPH BY 2300 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1702) DECREASING TO LOW (52)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (480) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1118)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...IAN HICKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618197.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL IAN.HICKS@DNR.WA.GOV
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