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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1047 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 PDT ON JULY 19.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BOTH DAYS LEADING TO PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT ON MONDAY. AN INCREASE IN SMOKE
REGION REGIONAL WILDFIRES WILL RESULT IN HAZY SKIES FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
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 TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE AND PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (22).
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY AND HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0900 INCREASING TO 6000
FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (237).
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY AND HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE BY 2000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (124).
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY AND HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE THROUGH 0900 INCREASING TO 8000
FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (384) INCREASING TO HIGH (761) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...JW
REQUESTED BY...IDCDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617786.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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