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Spot Forecast for WANAPUM...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
903 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on May 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

...Dry and windy conditions this week...

Warm, dry and windy this week. Temperatures will reach into the
mid 80s through Thursday with minimum relative humidity into the
upper teens. Cross Cascade pressure gradient will remain tight
with gusty gaps winds funneling out of the Kittitas Valley late
in the afternoon with northwest winds increasing after 1600 PDT
today and tomorrow. Expect gusts of 30 mph through the evening.
Thursday will remain dry and windy with a cold front passage.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Thin high cirrus clouds.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....85.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph early in the morning
                    shifting west after 1000 PDT. Winds shifting
                    northwest 13 to 19 with gusts up to 30 mph after
                    1600 PDT.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Thin high cirrus.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....55.
Max humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 14 to 20 mph in the evening
                    decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after 2300 PDT.
                    Gusts up to 30 mph through midnight.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL falling to 1000 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 20 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Thin high cirrus.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....87.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting northwest
                    14 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after
                    1600 PDT.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 11 to 17 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...JASON RUSSELL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/14/24
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.EMAIL Jason.Russell@usda.gov