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Spot Forecast for PADDY GO...WA-CWC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
612 AM PDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 19.

.DISCUSSION...

Conditions will trend warmer and drier today and Thursday with
mostly sunny skies and light winds. RH recoveries will be good
Wednesday night. Winds less than 5 mph are expected through today
and tonight, then will increase slightly out of the west-northwest
late Thursday morning into Thursday afternoon.

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.........Sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy
                    in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........44-48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast wind 1-4 mph in the morning becoming
                    northwest with similar speeds after 1100.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting around 0900. Mixing height
                    increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North 6-9 mph in the morning becoming northwest
                    with similar speeds after 1100.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........81-85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 1-4 mph in the evening becoming
                    southwest with similar speeds after 2100.
Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL around 2000.
Transport winds.....Northwest 4-7 mph in the evening becoming
                    northeast 2-5 mph after 2300.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable winds 1-4 mph becoming west-northwest
                    4-7 mph after 1000.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting around 0900. Mixing height
                    increasing to 5500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 2-5 mph in the early morning becoming
                    west 10-14 mph after 0900.

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