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Spot Forecast for NPS Seasonal Circle Rx...NPS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
937 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered light rain showers will develop over the mountainous
terrain north of the Seasonal Circle project this afternoon. Showers
will move from north to south around 10 mph bringing a chance of
sprinkles or light showers to the project between 1400 and 1900 pdt.
The chance of wetting rain is zero with these showers, but there
will be a 30 percent chance of gusty and erratic winds from these
showers. Gusts up to 25 mph will be possible. The next several
nights will be warmer with lows between 35 and 40 tonight. Friday
night will be even warmer with lows between 45 and 50 as clouds
increase ahead of a low pressure system. Rain is expected Saturday
night into Sunday with a 30 percent chance of wetting rain Saturday
night and a 60 percent chance of wetting rain on Sunday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning. 10 percent sky cover.
                    Partly cloudy in the afternoon. 40 percent sky
                    cover. Chance of sprinkles or light rain
                    between 1400 pdt and 1900 pdt.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....64.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East 0 to 3 mph before 1100 pdt. Wind becoming
                    northwest 3 to 6 mph in the afternoon. 30 percent
                    chance of gusts up to 25 mph near rain showers
                    between 1400 and 1700 pdt.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1100 pdt.
                    Mixing height as high as 5000 ft AGL between
                    1300 and 1800 pdt.
Transport winds.....North 5 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a chance of sprinkles before
                    1900 pdt. Mostly clear from mid evening through the
                    night.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....38.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 3 to 6 mph becoming northeast 0 to
                    3 mph by mid evening.
Mixing height.......Falling to near the surface by 2000 pdt.
Transport winds.....Northwest 4 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 3 to 6 mph by mid evening.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Sky cover 10 percent in the morning
                    increasing to 40 percent by late afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....67.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 2 to 4 mph in the morning
                    increasing to 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1000 pdt.
                    Mixing height as high as 5000 ft AGL between
                    1200 and 1800 pdt.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the evening. Becoming cloudy
                    overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....48.
Max humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East or northeast 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL by 2000 pdt.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.

$$
Forecaster...GK
Requested by...Tonya Neider
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL tonya_neider@nps.gov