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Spot Forecast for Pioneer...NPS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
325 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on September 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will weaken Saturday as the region stabilizes behind
Fridays system. Cooler temperatures over the weekend and then
warming above normal next week. There is a 20 percent chance for
light rain Sunday night and then another small chance for rain
late next week. Otherwise, the region will remain dry.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. High cirrus clouds in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....1100 ft elevation: 79 near the lake.
                    6000 ft elevation: 57 near ridge top.
Min humidity........1100 ft elevation: 17 percent.
                    6000 ft elevation: 33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope/Upvalley winds 8 to 12 mph by 1000 PDT.
                    Winds becoming west-northwest along Lake Chelan
                    after 1500 PDT.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear in the evening. Clouds increasing
                    early Sunday morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....1100 ft elevation: 51 near the lake.
                    6000 ft elevation: 39 near ridge top.
Max humidity........57-72 percent. Highest recoveries ridge tops.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......Near the surface.
Transport winds.....Downslope/Downvalley 3 to 6 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....1100 ft elevation: 74 near the lake.
                    6000 ft elevation: 47 near ridge top.
Min humidity........1100 ft elevation: 20 percent.
                    6000 ft elevation: 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 6 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the
                    evening, then slight chance of rain showers
                    overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....1100 ft elevation: 57 near the lake.
                    6000 ft elevation: 41 near ridge top.
Max humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.


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Forecaster...JCLEV
Requested by...Geoff Hibbs
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/20/24
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.EMAIL sofia_ecker@nps.gov,zachary_w_allen@nps.gov,geoff_hibbs@nps.gov,teague_walsh-felz@nps.gov,anna_valentine@nps.gov