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Spot Forecast for GOLD CREEK...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
343 PM PDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 PDT on June 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will shift around overnight. Winds will be light up the Methow
Valley shifting to northeast after 1800. The northeast winds will
create up slope winds on the northeast aspects (near Hwy 153) until
later in the evening. Then the trend is for the wind to turn more
northwest and west overnight as down slope winds overtake the local
area. The Weather will be mostly clear and overnight relative humidity
looks to stay below 60 percent. Up slope and valley winds from the southeast
will again develop Tuesday.  It will be warmer and drier Tuesday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........Rising to 30 percent after 2000. 55 percent overnight max humidity.
Wind (20 ft)........East wind 7 mph becoming northeast wind 6 to 8 mph
                    in the evening after 1800. Then becoming northwest to
                    5 mph after which is more of a down slope/valley wind.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL falling to 1000 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light northwest winds becoming east around 7 mph gusting to
                    13 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL in the morning  increasing to 7000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 7 mph shifting to the south
                    around 8 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

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Forecaster...TC
Requested by...Paul Nelson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/24/24
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.EMAIL paul.nelson@dnr.wa.gov