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Spot Forecast for Joint Chiefs Hand Piles @ Mokins Bay...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1250 AM PST Mon Nov 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PST on November 02.
.DISCUSSION...

Monday will be dry with low clouds in the morning decreasing by
the late morning. High clouds increase by the middle of the
afternoon with filtered sunshine. Ventilation will be low Monday
through Wednesday due to light winds and low afternoon mixing
heights. Better ventilation arrives Thursday and Friday, though
with higher humidity and precipitation chances. There is a 40%
chance for 0.10 inches of rain on both Thursday and Friday.

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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.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly
                    cloudy by late morning. High clouds increasing
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....50.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South to southwest 1 to 3 mph shifting to the north
                    1 to 3 mph by 1500 hours, and then to the
                    east-northeast 2 to 6 mph between 1700-1800 hours.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting between 0900-1000 hours, with
                    mixing height as high as 2300 ft AGL between
                    1200-1400 hours.
Transport winds.....South 1 to 3 mph becoming northeast after 1500 hours.
Ventilation Index...Low (80).

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....36.
Max humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-northeast 2 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......Falling to near the surface by 1600 hours.
Transport winds.....East to northeast 4 to 6 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (26).

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....52.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 1 to 4 mph in the morning becoming
                    variable 1 to 3 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting between 1000-1100 hours with
                    mixing height as high as 1500 ft AGL between
                    1200-1400 hours.
Transport winds.....East-southeast around 5 mph in the morning becoming
                    variable 1 to 3 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (82).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 1 to 4 mph. Low ventilation through the day.

.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. 50% chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the upper 40s. South winds 2 to 5 mph. Moderate ventilation in the
afternoon.

.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. 60% chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s. South to southwest winds 4 to 7 mph.

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Forecaster...VT
Requested by...Patrick Warker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2625021.0/OTX
.DELDT 11/02/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL carl.coppert@usda.gov,kyle.mann@usda.gov,patrick.warker@usda.gov,evan.a.ratcliffe@usda.gov