656
FNUS76 KOTX 152204
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR REEVAS FIRE...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
304 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION:
EXPECT MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH
RECURRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY, PEAKING
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LIGHTNING CHANCES WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN EACH DAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIP AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS AT MOST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE TO GOOD.
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.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE AND HAZE. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (754).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE AND HAZE. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MAIN CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2200.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH
BEFORE 2000...BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (351) DECREASING TO LOW (28)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE AND HAZE. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER
1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (173) INCREASING TO HIGH (520) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MSC
REQUESTED BY...NWS SPOKANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619756.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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