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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG LAKE...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
502 AM PDT SAT JUN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JUNE 13.
DISCUSSION
..STRONG COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON TUESDAY
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
PEAKING IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NORTHEAST
WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND SWITCHING SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY. A DRY COLD
FRONT TUESDAY WILL BRING GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO THE REGION. THE
COMBINATION OF WARM, DRY, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING INCREASING 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 0800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING BETWEEN 0800 AND 0900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT 3500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 1500 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (624) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (998) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING FALLING TO 1000
FT AGL AFTER 2000 PDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING 6 TO 9 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...VERY HIGH (915) DECREASING TO LOW (45)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 0800 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING BETWEEN 0800 AND 0900 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT 4000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (575) INCREASING TO HIGH (685) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...HAYLEY ELLIOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2615428.0/OTX
.DELDT 06/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL IAN_SCHLAKE@FWS.GOV,JOSHUA_TELLESSEN@FWS.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV
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