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Spot Forecast for Emerald Fuel Break...USDA FS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
604 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on April 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the week. Rain showers
will increase today along with a slight chance of thunderstorms
this afternoon. Isolated lightning strikes are not out of the
question. As temperatures drop tonight, rain will transition to
snow showers. Snow totals through Wednesday morning will be less
than a half inch. Snow will transition back to rain Wednesday
morning. West winds will be generally light through the period.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.  Slight chance of rain showers
in the morning, becoming likely in the
afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 44.
Min humidity........54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers, snow
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the evening, then snow showers likely
                    overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 28.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 11 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the
                    morning. Rain showers likely through the day.
CWR.................30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 48.
Min humidity........61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

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Forecaster...KM
Requested by...Rachael Middlekoop
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412704.0/OTX
.DELDT 04/30/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rachael.middlekoop@usda.gov