684  
FNUS76 KOTX 031219  
FWSOTX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HULL...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
519 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.    
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE WARM TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS  
AT THE NORTH HULL PROJECT THIS WEEKEND. INVERSIONS WILL BE SLOW TO  
LIFT WITH WEAK MIXING POTENTIAL.  
 
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.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. HIGH CIRRUS  
CLOUDS IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING UPSLOPE (OR NORTH-NORTHWEST) AFTER  
1100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1100. MIXING HEIGHT  
INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL BETWEEN 1500 AND  
1800 HOURS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (173).  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1900.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER 1900.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (25).  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING  
SWITCHING WEST-SOUTWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1100. MIXING HEIGHT  
INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BETWEEN 1500 AND  
1800 HOURS.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (202).  
 
 
FORECASTER...SVH  
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR ORTEG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622687.4/OTX  
.DELDT 10/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TAYLOR.ORTEG@USDA.GOV  
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