Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
816 FNUS76 KOTX 301304 FWSOTX 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. $$ 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