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FNUS76 KOTX 021225
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HULL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
525 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE TODAY WILL BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT NORTHERLY LATE AND OVERNIGHT.
SEASONABLY WARM AND REMAINING DRY INTO THE WEEKEND.
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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100. WINDS
SWITCH NORTHWEST AFTER 1700. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTS AROUND 1130. MIXING HEIGHT
INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1500
AND 1800 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (298).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 AFTER 2000.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (56).
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING
THEN CLEARING WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTS AROUND 1130. MIXING HEIGHT
INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL BETWEEN 1500 AND
1800 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (215).
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR ORTEG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622687.3/OTX
.DELDT 10/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TAYLOR.ORTEG@USDA.GOV
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