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Spot Forecast for San Poil Activity RX...Colville Agency
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1122 AM PDT Sat May 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 PDT on May 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Low pressure over the burn project will keep the atmosphere unstable
through the weekend. Showers with a slight chance for thunderstorms
are expected this afternoon. Showers will continue into this evening
with spotty wetting rains expected. Winds will be westerly this
afternoon with a shift out of the north this evening between
2000 PDT and 2200 PDT. Warmer and drier early next week then a
wetter low pressure system with a 50 to 70 percent chance for wetting
rains Tuesday night into Wednesday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....60.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL between
                    1400 PDT and 1900 PDT.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
                    slight chance of rain showers overnight.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 8 mph in the evening shifting
                    north-northwest 5 to 7 mph after 2000 PDT.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL falling to 1000 ft AGL after
                    2100 PDT.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 11 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly
                    cloudy with building cumulus in the afternoon.
                    Chance of rain showers through the day. Slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....60.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

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Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Rose Circle
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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