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Spot Forecast for Rustlers Gulch...WDFW
National Weather Service Spokane WA
704 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 PDT on May 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will begin to build in from the west Tuesday afternoon
as a system exits to the east. Sunshine will be filtered by
passing mid to high level clouds through the day. Temperatures
will warm into the mid to upper 70s with minimum relative humidity
values in the 20s. Expect some cumulus clouds to develop this
afternoon. Winds will be terrain driven today and tonight and
then increase from the southwest on Wednesday. The next weather
system will arrive late Thursday into Friday with widespread
breezy to gusty winds Thursday afternoon through Friday and
increasing chances for light precipitation Friday afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....77.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 2 to 4 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after 1000 PDT.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL at 1100 PDT increasing to 8000 ft AGL
by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 11 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....46.
Max humidity........74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening
                    becoming light and variable overnight.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL in the evening falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....79.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL at 1100 PDT increasing to 7000 ft
AGL by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....South around 7 mph increasing to west around 17
                    mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....49.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL in the evening falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 6 mph in the morning increasing to southwest
12 to 17 mph with gusts to 30 mph in afternoon and early evening.

.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs around 70. Southwest winds around 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.

.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 9 to 13 mph with
gusts to 20 mph.

$$
Forecaster...VT
Requested by...Jothan McGaughey
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413288.7/OTX
.DELDT 05/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jothan.mcgaughey@dfw.wa.gov,rob.lionberger@dfw.wa.gov