Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
651 FNUS76 KOTX 280119 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR National Weather Service Spokane WA 619 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Friday will be much warmer and drier. A dry cold front will push across the Gold Creek Fire late Saturday afternoon between 1600 and 1900 PDT. This will result in a wind shift from east-southeast to out of the north. Clouds will thicken up on Saturday ahead of the front, but precipitation is not expected on the fire aside from a few sprinkles. Breezier north winds with a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms is expected by Sunday afternoon. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning then mostly sunny with fair weather cumulus in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....80-82. Min humidity........25-27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 2 to 4 mph in the morning shifting to the east-southeast 4 to 7 mph after after 1000 PDT. Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph in the morning shifting to the southeast around 7 mph after 1100 PDT. Haines Index........2 Very Low. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 59. Max humidity........55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East-Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph in the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph after 2300 PDT. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL falling to near surface. Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph in the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 1 to 3 mph after 2300 PDT. Haines Index........2 Very Low. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A 10 percent chance for sprinkles through 1300 PDT. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....77-79. Min humidity........33-35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East-Southeast winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning into early afternoon switching north 4 to 7 mph between 1500 and 1700 PDT. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South-Southeast around 5 mph in the morning into early afternoon switching west-northwest 6 to 9 mph after 1600 PDT. Haines Index........2 Very Low. $$ Forecaster...SVH Requested by...Paul Nelson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416541.6/OTX .DELDT 06/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL paul.nelson@dnr.wa.gov