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FNUS76 KOTX 121709
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PALOUSE EMPIRE FAIR...WHITMAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1009 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
DISCUSSION
QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE AFTER 5 PM TODAY, WITH
STEADY RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN
0.50 AND 1.20 INCHES (85% CHANCE OF 0.50 INCHES, 50% CHANCE OF 1
INCH) WILL CAUSE WATER PONDING AND MUDDY UNPAVED AREAS. RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY.
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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ODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 5 PM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 6 PM.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8-11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 11-17 MPH AROUND 0300.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. 15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...BILL TENSFELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2621713.0/OTX
.DELDT 09/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BILL.TENSFELD@WHITMANCOUNTY.GOV
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