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Spot Forecast for Lost RX...us forest service
National Weather Service Spokane WA
549 AM PDT Sat Apr 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on April 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

...UNSEASNABLY WARM AND DRY THIS WEEKEND...
...COLD FRONT TO BRING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY...

A strong ridge of high pressure will build over the proposed
burn site today resulting in sunny and unseasonably warm weather.
The warming trend will continue into Sunday with unusually dry
relative humidity levels forecast by afternoon. A cold front is
expected to pass over the burn site on Monday which will deliver
significantly cooler temperatures and breezy northwest winds. It
will also bring a small chance of showers. Cooler and unsettled
weather is expected to continue through mid-week.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny and warmer.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 0 to 3 mph in the morning becoming
                    upslope 1 to 4 mph.
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South to southwest 4 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light wind 0 to 2 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 3 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 2 to 5 mph overnight.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny and unseasonably warm.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 2 to 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

$$
Forecaster...FX
Requested by...Wylliam Hylton
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wylliam.hylton@usda.gov