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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN BLUFF...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
625 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 25.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING LOW
HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE WEST
SIDE OF SPOKANE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX IN THE
EVENING AND BECOME LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY. PATCHY SMOKE
THIS MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS THROUGH 0800 HOURS, THEN BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY AND STEADILY INCREASING TO 14 TO
17 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (677) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (2127) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
THROUGH 2100 HOURS, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
A SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT EXPECTED BETWEEN 0100 AND
0200 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 19 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1807) DECREASING TO LOW (48)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (466) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1096)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PP
REQUESTED BY...KEEGAN HOSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618196.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREYSON.LE@DNR.WA.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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