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Spot Forecast for St. Joe Divide (Graham Creek)...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
617 AM PDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on September 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

The weather over the proposed spot forecast location will be much
more placid than what occurred yesterday. Residual moisture from
yesterdays cold front will keep clouds in the area through the
early morning, but then expect clearing skies. Expect significantly
cooler temperatures and lighter winds. A weak weather system will
pass through northern BC later tonight which could redevelop some
cloudiness, but little threat of rainfall. Expect light terrain
winds with warming temperatures through Saturday, with another cold
front and breezy conditions likely for Sunday.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy through 0800 then becoming
                    mostly sunny. Much cooler.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....62.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West to Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph with ridgetop
                    wind gusts to 18 mph this morning. Winds trending
                    to upslope or southerly 3 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 16 decreasing to
                    7 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear then some mid and high clouds late.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/down valley 2 to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL falling to
                    500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 9 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope/up valley 2 to 5 mph, trending to the
                    south to southwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 16 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...
Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 6 mph in the morning increasing
to 8 to 12 mph in the afternoon with gusts of 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
South winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...FX
Requested by...Patrick Warker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2422940.10/OTX
.DELDT 09/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL luke.smith2@usda.gov,nws.spokane@noaa.gov.,patrick.warker@usda.gov,ryan.nipp@usda.gov