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Spot Forecast for Rustlers Gulch...WDFW
National Weather Service Spokane WA
604 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will continue to dominate the burn site over the
next couple days, before a system moves into the region Sunday
night into Monday. Expect warm and dry weather through Sunday,
with transient and largely high clouds with just a few fair weather
cumulus build-ups near the ridgetops.  Winds will increase each
afternoon out of the southwest, before decreasing after dark.
Heading into Sunday night and especially Monday a weak system
moves in, with more clouds and a risk for showers and embedded
thunderstorms by Monday afternoon. The chance for precipitation
is around 20 percent, with only about a 5% chance of wetting
rains.  It will also turn cooler Monday with continued
breezy conditions.  Tuesday and Wednesday remain breezy and
more seasonal, with just a slight chance of afternoon showers
on Wednesday.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3 to 6 mph before 1200...
                    increasing to to 7 to 11 mph with gusts
                    up to 16 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening becoming
                    2 to 4 mph after 2000.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 9 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 4 to 6 mph before 1100...
                    increasing to 8 to 13 mph with gusts up
                    to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds around 6 to 10 mph...becoming west-southwest 8 to 13 mph
with gusts to 22 mph through sunset.

.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds around 6 to 9 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. A 15 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 7 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.


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Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Rob Lionberger
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413288.3/OTX
.DELDT 05/11/24
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.EMAIL rob.lionberger@dfw.wa.gov