024  
FNUS76 KOTX 252126  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEARL HILL...CWICC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
226 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PDT ON JULY 25.    
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING LOW  
HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT THE FIRE LOCATION  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL RELAX BELOW 10 MPH  
AROUND 2300 HOURS THIS EVENING. WINDS SUNDAY WILL REMAIN BREEZY  
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 TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (2187).  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH  
BY 0200 HOURS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2000 HOURS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1071) DECREASING TO LOW (46)  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (428) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1317)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DB  
REQUESTED BY...CWICC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618225.0/OTX  
.DELDT 07/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WACWC@FIRENET.GOV  
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