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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
908 PM PDT Sat Jun 22 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 PDT on June 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A dry cold front will move through tonight. Dry air with the front
will result in poor relative humidity recoveries along the mid to upper
slopes and fair on the valley floor. The fire will be mostly sheltered
from the strongest west winds, but breezy north to northwest winds
are expected by late Sunday morning through the afternoon with low relative
humidities. Winds will decrease overnight Sunday and become terrain
driven for Monday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....53.
Max humidity........Valleys..60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 13 mph.
Haines Index........5 Moderate.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....74.
Min humidity........19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Valley...North winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 8 to 13 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridge...North winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
11 to 16 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL at 1000 PDT increasing to
7000 ft AGL by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....West 13 to 16 mph.
Haines Index........5 Moderate.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....45.
Max humidity........65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to north 3 to 6 mph
around 0400 PDT Monday morning.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL decreasing to 1500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 21 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....75.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL at 1000 PDT increasing to 8500 ft AGL
by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...VT
Requested by...Thomas Sanford
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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