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Spot Forecast for Libby Creek RX...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
153 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Monday and Tuesday will be dry with terrain driven flow. In the
afternoon, winds will have a tendency to become influenced by
upvalley flow. There will be increasing clouds during the day
Tuesday ahead of a frontal passage Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning. Breezy conditions will accompany the frontal passage and
linger through the day Wednesday. There is a 30% chance of gusts
30 mph or greater during this time. Seasonal conditions are
expected by late week with a chance of showers Friday.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 10% sky cover.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....56.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope to 1 to 3 mph becoming upslope 3 to 6
by 1000 PDT. East wind around 1300 4 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....60.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 3 to 6 becoming east 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

$$
Forecaster...DB/SB
Requested by...Brian Campbell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411264.0/OTX
.DELDT 04/21/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.d.campbell@usda.gov,aana.kulaas@usda.gov,holt.jaeger@usda.gov