149  
FNUS76 KOTX 260148  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEARL HILL...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
648 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JULY 25.    
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING AROUND  
2300. WARM, DRY PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL  
GENERALLY START THE MORNING WEAK AND INCREASE THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST.  
 
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).  
***************************************************************  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER  
2300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2100.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (722) DECREASING TO LOW (46) OVERNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. BECOMING 10 TO 15 AFTER  
1100 WITH GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (440) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1348)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60-65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (1348) DECREASING TO LOW (41)  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (353) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (1104)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JCLEV  
REQUESTED BY...CWICC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 07/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WACWC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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