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FNUS76 KOTX 170208
FWSOTX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER...COEUR DALENE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
708 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON JULY 16.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE FOR FAST MOVING HIGH BASED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 30 MPH. SINCE
THEY WILL BE MOVING FAST, INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CARRY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION (LESS THAN 0.10"). THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
OUT OF THE AREA BY 1000 HOURS FRIDAY. FRIDAY WILL BE DRY AND
BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS. CONDITIONS SATURDAY
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AROUND 89-90 BUT THERE WILL BE BREEZY SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.
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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM 0100-0600 HOURS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (31).
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM 0600-1000 HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS
UP TO 30 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (188) INCREASING TO HIGH (615) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (480) DECREASING TO LOW (25)
OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...MARI CARELLOBIGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617525.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/16/26
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