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SPOT FORECAST FOR INGALS LAKE SAR...KCSO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1034 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
DISCUSSION
HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WITH
CEILINGS MAINLY ABOVE 15 THOUSAND FEET. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM
WILL BRING A 60% CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.
THERE IS ALSO A 10% CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING WITH THE OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY
THOUGH THIS COMES WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. OTHERWISE, SMOKE FROM THE
3 QUEENS FIRE MAY IMPACT VISIBILITY AT TIMES OVER THE AREA.
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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FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
AREAS OF SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND 10% CHANCE
FOR LIGHTNING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...SB
REQUESTED BY...JAMES NALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2620157.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KITTCOM@KITTCOM.GOV
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