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SPOT FORECAST FOR GORGE - SPECIAL EVENT...GRANT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
105 AM PDT SUN JUL 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 PDT ON JULY 26.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND BECOME
LIGHT. LATER IN THE MORNING, WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 1000.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 6-10 MPH BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000. IN THE AFTERNOON,
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASE BY MONDAY.
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. PATCHY HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 1000, THEN INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH AROUND
1200. WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AROUND 1600.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE AND HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND
DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AROUND 2000. WINDS SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 0300 MONDAY.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE AND HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH AROUND 1200.
FORECASTER...AS/PP
REQUESTED BY...GRANT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE/JESSICA OLSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2618153.2/OTX
.DELDT 07/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JROLSEN@GRANTCOUNTYWA.GOV
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