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Spot Forecast for RITCHEY...WADNR NE REGION
National Weather Service Spokane WA
958 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

An unstable low pressure system will continue to move into the region
today, with breezy and gusty winds, a chance of rain showers and
isolated thunderstorms. The winds and shower chances decline going
into this evening, after 1900 PDT. Unsettled weather conditions will
continue through the weekend with chances for afternoon showers and
isolated thunderstorms. Not as windy over the weekend. Temperatures
will be cooler with the potential for frost in the mornings over the
weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers
                    after 1100 PDT. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms
                    after 1400 PDT this afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....62.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to
                    around 28 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 8000 ft AGL
                    in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 24 to 27 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A 10 percent of showers and
                    thunderstorms through 1900 PDT.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................2 to 1 (after 1900 PDT).
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds 12 to 15 with gusts to around
                    24 mph in the evening becoming southwest 6 to
                    11 mph after 1900 PDT. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL in the evening decreasing to 1000
                    ft AGL after 1900 PDT.
Transport winds.....West-Southwest 10 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. A 25 percent chance of rain showers
                    and a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....61.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...DARCI VANQUEKELBERG
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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