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FNUS76 KOTX 031948
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MODRITE...WA SE TYPE 3 IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1248 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM, DRY CONDITIONS. WIND WILL BE
DIURNALLY-DRIVEN SUNDAY; A WEAK WAVE RIDING OVER THE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MONDAY INCREASES WINDS SLIGHTLY, THEN
RETURN TO DIURNALLY DRIVEN TUESDAY TO THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT
RH RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT, WITH AFTERNOON RH
VALUES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
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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SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING
TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER 1300 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1000 HOURS WITH MIXING
HEIGHT AS HIGH AS 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (220).
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH....BECOMING NORTH
1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (45).
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1000 HOURS WITH MIXING
HEIGHT AS HIGH AS 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON..
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (256).
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MSC
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHARNHORST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623006.0/OTX
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.SCHARNHORST@PULLMAN-WA.GOV,RYAN_SCHARNHORST@FIRENET.GOV
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