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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
647 PM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on June 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Breezy northwest winds and cooler on Thursday. Winds are expected
to gusts up to around 20 mph in the afternoon. There will be a
20-30 percent chance for showers through the day as well. Higher
pressure will build in on Friday with diurnally driven winds
switching from the east. This will start a warming and drying
trend into the weekend.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance for rain
                    showers in the morning increasing to 30
                    percent chance for showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-67.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4 to 7 mph increasing to 7
                    11 mph after 1300 PDT. Gusts up to 21 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 16 to 19 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 9 mph in the evening
                    and overnight. Winds becoming light after
                    0300 PDT. Gusts up to 21 mph in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL falling to 1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to
                    12 mph after midnight.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....75-77.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph in the morning shifting
                    to the southeast in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

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Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Paul Nelson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL paul.nelson@dnr.wa.gov