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FNUS76 KOTX 152352
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SISI...CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
452 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 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. WINDS OUTSIDE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.
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. AREAS OF SMOKE. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE, DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (125).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. HAZE AND PATCHY
SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. GOOD RECOVERY
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE, DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (76).
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING. HAZE
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY THROUGH 1100. BECOMING
SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE, DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT 0900 INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (272).
FORECASTER...JCLEV
REQUESTED BY...JASON RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/15/26
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