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Spot Forecast for Hardrock 56A/56B...CDC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
313 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 PDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

As of 1500 pdt today, a weak cold front was moving through north Idaho.
Southwest winds will be gusty through mid evening especially on west
exposures and ridge tops. Winds will decrease overnight then pick
up again Thursday with lighter speeds. There will be a 90 percent chance
of wetting rain Thursday night into Friday...more precipitation
probabilities are included in the Thu night and Fri forecast. Additional
hit or miss showers will occur through the weekend into Monday with
daytime temperatures mainly in the 50s.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloud cover 90 percent through 1600 decreasing to
                    50 percent by 1800 pdt.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....60.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts to 18 mph on
                    southwest exposures and ridge tops.
Mixing height.......As high as 5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Cloud cover decreasing to 30 percent
                    after sunset.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....39.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph with favored exposures and
                    ridge tops gusting to 20 mph through 2100 pdt. Wind
                    decreasing to southwest 3 to 6 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL by 2100 pdt.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 11 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy in the morning with 60 percent cloud
                    cover. A 40 percent chance of rain showers after
                    1300 pdt.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....54.
Min humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts to 15 mph on
                    southwest exposures and ridge tops.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening by 1100 pdt. Mixing
                    height as high as 4100 ft AGL between 1300 and
                    1800 pdt.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

Periods of rain developing Thursday night and persisting into Friday.
24 hour Rain Amount Probabilities:
90 percent chance of a tenth inch
70 percent chance of a quarter inch
10 percent chance of a half inch
Max temperature.....51.
Min humidity........72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......As high as 2300 ft AGL between 1300 and
                    1800 pdt.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...GK
Requested by...Stacey Clemenson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/24/24
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.EMAIL stacey.clemenson@usda.gov