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Spot Forecast for Rustlers Gulch...WDFW
National Weather Service Spokane WA
504 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
An unstable low pressure system will continue to move into the region
today, with breezy and gusty winds, a chance of rain showers and
isolated thunderstorms.  The winds and shower chances decline going into
this evening, after about 1800-1900. Another system swings into
the region Saturday, with additional shower and isolated thunderstorms
chances and some breeziness in the afternoon.  Shower chances continue
Sunday, before a brief lull Monday before better chances develop going
Tuesday and Wednesday when another system moves in, one that carries
a modest chance of wetting rains.  Temperatures will be cooler and there
could even been some frost by Saturday morning.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers through
                    the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 16 mph with gusts to around 26
                    mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 22 to 24 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
                    before 1900. Areas of frost overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 9 to 12 mph with gusts to 17 mph
                    in the evening becoming south at 4 to 8 mph
                    toward
                    2300.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph shifting to the south
                    overnight.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers through
                    the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South-southwest winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts
                    to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 to 17 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Jothan McGaughey
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413288.10/OTX
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jothan.mcgaughey@dfw.wa.gov