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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...CWICC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
414 PM PDT Sun Jun 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 PDT on June 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Gusty north or northwest winds will peak early this evening following the
passage of a cold front. Gusts up to 25 mph will be possible on the ridges
through midnight. The wind will diminish through the night, and by tomorrow
morning the wind regime will become mainly terrain driven as high
pressure builds over the north Cascades. Tuesday will be warm and dry
with light wind. Another cold front on Wednesday will bring a 20 percent
chance of showers. The passing cold front will also bring more gusty
northwest winds Wednesday afternoon/evening and again on Thursday. At this
time, it looks like sustained winds of 8 to 12 mph with gusts of 20 to
25 mph will occur Wednesday and Thursday.

Assumed elevation for valley is 1400 ft and 3000 ft for ridge.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Valley: 45
                    Ridge: 48
Max humidity........Valley: 73 percent.
                    Ridge: 60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Valley: North or northwest winds 8 to 13 mph
                    with gusts to 21 mph until 2200 pdt. Wind decreasing
                    to northwest 3 to 6 mph after 0200 pdt.
                    Ridge: Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph
                    decreasing to 7 to 10 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing 500 ft AGL by 2200 pdt.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 21 mph in the evening decreasing to
                    Northwest 7 to 10 mph overnight.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Valley: 78.
                    Ridge: 71.
Min humidity........Valley: 21 percent.
                    Ridge: 29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Becoming southeast 3 to 6 mph around 1000 pdt.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1000 pdt. Mixing
                    height as high as 5000 ft AGL between 1300 and 1900 pdt.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-54.
Max humidity........58-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Becoming northwest 4 to 7 mph around 2000 pdt.
Mixing height.......Falling to near surface by 2000 pdt.
Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....77-82.
Min humidity........24-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1000 pdt.
                    Mixing height as high as 4200 ft AGL between
                    1300 and 1900 pdt.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph shifting to the southeast
                    around 8 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

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