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Spot Forecast for Pole Flats Rx...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1135 AM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on September 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
An upper ridge will move over eastern Idaho and western Montana by
Tuesday afternoon. This will bring warmer temperatures on Tuesday but
with limited smoke dispersion.  A cold front will move through
Wednesday afternoon. The fire area is expected to be sheltered from
the strongest gusts.  A rain shadow off the Cascades will also limit
precipitation chances with dry weather favored.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1 to 3 mph.
Mixing height.......Near the surface through 1000 increasing to 2500
                    ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1 to 3 mph in the evening then
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Near the surface.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of rain
                    showers mainly in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 2 to 5 mph in the morning
                    then southwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
                    18 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near the surface through 0900 increasing to
                    4500 feet AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning increasing
                    to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.FORECAST DAYS 3...
.THURSDAY...
Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Drier with minimum relative humdity near 25 percent. Winds variable
1 to 4 mph in the morning then southwest 4 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...JW
Requested by...Steven Reptsis
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL steven.reptsis@dnr.wa.gov,nicholas.gale@dnr.wa.gov,nolan.brewer@dnr.wa.gov