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Spot Forecast for INC. 1017, Sherman RX 50...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
349 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today will be dry over the burn site. This evening will
be breezy out of the east on exposed ridgetops and east aspect
midslopes which will prevent the nighttime inversion forming until
well after midnight. A cold front passage Saturday evening around
10 pm will bring breezy conditions and an eventual wind shift to
the northwest by Sunday morning. There is a 30% chance of a tenth
of an inch of rain at the burn site Saturday night. Next week
looks dry and mild early in the week, but precipiation chances
return by mid-week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 5% sky cover.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....53.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph shifting east by
1700 PDT.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 12 to 14 mph.

TIME (PDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Temp............42  45  47  50  51  52  53  51
RH..............37  29  26  22  22  23  25  25
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E
20 FT wind spd..4   5   6   6   7   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.6   7   10  10  10  10  10  11
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.13  12  12  12  13  13  13  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....28.
Max humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 8
                    mph early in the morning.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL by
0400 PDT.
Transport winds.....East 9 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
30% chance of a shower after 1800 PDT.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....58.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 1 to 3 mph becoming 4 to 7 mph in
the afternoon. Southeast gusts up to 15 mph
in the evening on exposed ridgetops.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 7 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 9 to
                    15 mph in the late afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...DB/SB
Requested by...Julius Jacobsen
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411361.0/OTX
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL julius.jacobsen@usda.gov