Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
661 FNUS76 KOTX 141817 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for Nisqually Fire...Whitman Co. Fire Dist. 14 National Weather Service Spokane WA 1117 AM PDT Fri Jun 14 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 PDT on June 14. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW... A pattern shift ongoing over the next 48 hours will lead to windy conditions. A weaker front is coming through today with steady winds and gusts up to 30 mph. Winds will channel through the river drainage with wind direction generally from the northwest. If winds on the upper slopes are west or southwest this morning, be prepared for a shift to more northwest winds 1300-1500 hours. Today will feature the lowest humidity values over the next few days. Winds decrease this evening with light speeds by midnight. This will be short-lived with winds increasing early Saturday morning and strong throughout the afternoon. Saturday will also bring a threat for showers and thunderstorms. Any cells will capable of short-lived bursts of stronger outflow winds to 45 mph and lightning strikes. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny through filtered high clouds. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........18-24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........River level: Northwest 6 to 11 mph gusts to 25 mph. Upper slopes: West to northwest 13 to 17 mph with gusts 20 to 30 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 18 to 20 mph. Haines Index........4 Low. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....46-52. Max humidity........53-60 percent with highest humidity near river. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph gusts to 20 mph in the evening decreasing northwest 3 to 8 mph after 2100 pdt. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 14 to 15 mph. Haines Index........4 Low. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy with 40% chance showers and thunderstorms through afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....71-76. Min humidity........28-35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 16 gusts to 25 mph in the morning increasing west 17 to 27 mph gusts 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Some sheltering at river level with speeds 6 to 13 mph and gusts around 30 mph. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. Haines Index........2 Very Low. $$ Forecaster...SB Requested by...Ryan Scharnhorst Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416134.0/OTX .DELDT 06/14/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ryan.scharnhorst@pullman-wa.gov