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Spot Forecast for Rustlers Gulch...WDFW
National Weather Service Spokane WA
120 PM PDT Thu May 9 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will build over the region and persist through at
least Saturday. A dry cold front will pass over the region late on
Sunday. South to southwesterly winds will increase through the
afternoon on Sunday with gusts up to 20 mph by late afternoon and
evening.

Under the high pressure, weather will be warm and dry with
northeast winds into mid day Friday before switching southwesterly
between 1400 and 1600 PDT. Saturday and Sunday currently carry the
highest chances to see temperatures above 85F and minimum relative
humidites below 20 percent.

Probabilities for eye level winds above 10 mph increase Sunday and
Monday with cold front passage. Probabilities will remain between
40 to 60 percent into Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....75.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 9 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL in the evening falling to
                    800 ft AGL after 2200 PDT.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph.
Haines Index........4 Low.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....81.
Min humidity........21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph in the morning
                    shifting to the southwest after 1500 PDT.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after 1500 PDT.
Haines Index........5 Moderate.

.MONDAY (5/13)...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature greater than 85F........5% Chance.
Min humidity less than 20 percent......10% Chance.
Eye level wind greater than 10mph......80% Chance.

.TUESDAY (5/14)...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature greater than 85F........2% Chance.
Min humidity less than 20 percent......10% Chance.
Eye level wind greater than 10mph .....55% Chance.

.WEDNESDAY (5/15)...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature greater than 85F.......10% Chance.
Min humidity less than 20 percent.......7% Chance.
Eye level wind greater than 10mph .....45% Chance.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Rob Lionberger
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/09/24
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.EMAIL rob.lionberger@dfw.wa.gov