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Spot Forecast for PIONEER...NW CIMT 13
National Weather Service Spokane WA
226 PM PDT Tue Jun 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 PDT on June 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A dry cold front will produce wind gusts up to 25 mph near
exposed ridgetops this afternoon and evening. Sheltering observed
at the fire site will likely persist through the rest of the day.
The atmosphere behind the front will remain dry with minimum
humidities near 25 percent through Thursday and possibly into
Friday. Another dry cold front on Friday will bring breezy winds
Friday afternoon. There will be slim shower chances Saturday to
Monday as well, but the risk is only around 20 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....47.
Max humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3 to 7 mph with gusts up
                    to 25 mph near exposed ridgetops before 2300
                    ...becoming downslope 3 to 7 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph decreasing to around 12
                    mph overnight.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....69.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 3 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 11 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....75.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph in the morning
                    becoming upslope 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph shifting to the south
                    around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 Low.

$$
Forecaster...DB
Requested by...Dean Warner FBAN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL dean.warner@dnr.wa.gov