700
FNUS76 KOTX 062014
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LACROSSE...PULLMAN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
114 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
DISCUSSION
TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAYS THIS WEEK. SMOKE IMPACTS
ARE TRICKY, ESPECIALLY ON HIGH TEMPS, AND COULD BE THICK ENOUGH TO
KNOCK OFF A FEW DEGREES FROM EXPECTED FORECAST HIGHS. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RH WILL BE IN THE 10-15% RANGE WITH ONLY MODERATE RH
RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. BREEZIER SW WINDS ARE EXPECTED BOTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS, SIMILAR SPEED-WISE, BUT PROBABLY
A TOUCH HIGHER SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES TREND DOWNWARD OVER THE
WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY TOWARD MID NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
ARE VERY LOW (10% OR LESS) THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NEXT WEEK.
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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REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-7 MPH. PEAK GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (492).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W 3-5 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING, SHITING TO E
1-3 MPH BY 2200, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE 0-2 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO S OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (387) DECREASING TO LOW (32)
OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...SPILDE
REQUESTED BY...RYAN SCHARNHORST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619101.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.SCHARNHORST@PULLMAN-WA.GOV
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