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Spot Forecast for PADDY GO...WA-CWC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
646 AM PDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 17.

.DISCUSSION...

Expect warm and dry conditions today with a few passing high
clouds. Increasing onshore flow will bring cooler and wetter
marine air over the fire Tuesday with high temperatures in the low
60s and afternoon RHs in the 50s. Winds will be relatively light,
starting out of the south this morning and shifting to the west
this afternoon. Winds then shift out of the north Tuesday.
Inversions will lift between 0800 and 0900 each morning.

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

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Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are
10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind.
***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind
   multiplied by the mixing height divided by 100.
   Categories: low (< 200), moderate (200-500),
   high (500-800), and very high (> 800).
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.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........34-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 1-4 mph in the morning shifting
                    to the west 2-5 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting around 0800. Mixing height
                    increasing to 5500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5-8 mph in the morning shifting
                    to the southwest 9-12 mph after 1000.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the evening becoming partly
                    cloudy overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........86-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 1-4 mph.
Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL around 2000.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8-11 shifting north with similar
                    speeds after 2000.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly
                    sunny in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........53-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 1-4 mph in the morning shifting
                    northwest with similar speeds after 1200.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting around 0830. Mixing height
                    increasing to 3500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 13 mph.

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Forecaster...RFKS
Requested by...Karen Adams
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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