715
FNUS76 KOTX 102255
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DUDLEY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
355 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
DISCUSSION
FRIDAY LOOKS DRY WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS. A WETTER SYSTEM COMES
THIS WEEKEND, WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY SATURDAY EVENING INTO
SUNDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS, WITH NEAR AN INCH
OF RAIN FORECAST. THERE IS ABOUT A 10-15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT BREEZY EAST WINDS SATURDAY.
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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 1-4 MPH. GUSTS OUT OF
THE WEST UP TO 10 MPH RIDGETOPS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (474).
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 11 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (97).
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (238) INCREASING TO MODERATE (389) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...LUKE SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620763.14/OTX
.DELDT 09/10/26
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