873
FNUS76 KOTX 031326
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PAULKE RX...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
626 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROMOTE WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THE PAULKE
BURN PROJECT THIS WEEKEND. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY
SWITCHING OUT OF THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY WITH CONDITIONS A LITTLE
WARMER AND DRIER COMPARED TO TODAY. 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 IN THE MORNING WITH HIGH CLOUDS
THEN CLEARING AND SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1100. MIXING HEIGHT
INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1400 AND
1700 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (153).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWER TO NEAR
SURFACE AFTER 1900 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (32).
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
MORNING SWITCHING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1100. MIXING HEIGHT
INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BETWEEN 1400 AND
1700 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (214).
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN REEVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622993.0/OTX
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JORDAN_REEVES@FWS.GOV
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