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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SMITH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
334 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
DISCUSSION
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE UPPER SMITH FIRE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRIER AIR MOVING IN OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CLEARING SKIES. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WARM UP TO ABOVE NORMAL. THERE IS A 5 PERCENT CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY EVENING.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ON
RIDGETOPS.
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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TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 70 PERCENT CHANCE FOR
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH 2200 HOURS THIS EVENING.
CLEARING OVERNIGHT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
BY 0200 HOURS. TOTAL RAINFALL OF BETWEEN
0.05 AND 0.12 INCHES EXPECTED.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS..........34-38.
VALLEY BOTTOM TO LOWER SLOPES...38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS UP TO
3 MPH.
MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS: NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
AFTER 1900 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (35).
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS..........57-60.
VALLEY BOTTOM AND LOWER SLOPES...67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS.........38-42 PERCENT.
VALLEY BOTTOM TO LOWER SLOPES...34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EXCEPT 5 TO 9 MPH
ON RIDGETOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTING AROUND 1100 HOURS. MIXING
HEIGHT INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1500
HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (166).
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS........68-72 PERCENT.
VALLEY BOTTOM TO LOWER SLOPES..88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/MID SLOPES: DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOPS: NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (41).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS..........65-68.
VALLEY BOTTOM AND LOWER SLOPES...75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........MID SLOPES TO RIDGETOPS.........26-29 PERCENT.
VALLEY BOTTOM TO LOWER SLOPES...22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/MID SLOPES: UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS
2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOPS: NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION LIFTS AROUND 1200 HOURS. MIXING
HEIGHT INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1500 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (148).
FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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