Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
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Spot Forecast for Japser Stew 18S...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
253 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.TUESDAY...
A unstable upper low will move over the region, with cooler and
breezy conditions. A chance for showers will be found over the
region both Tuesday and Wednesday, with cooler temperatures
allowing for that be as snow or a mix of rain and snow. There is
also a slim chance for some afternoon thunderstorms, with Tuesday
having a slightly better chance than Wednesday. The chance of
wetting rains is low, except with any thunderstorm that might
track over the burn site. Yet that risk is low. Thursday will
see some shower chances to the east, but not at the burn site.
Otherwise drier weather is expected for the end of the week, with
temperatures warming slightly toward the weekend. Look for some
gusty winds both Thursday and Friday afternoon, with Friday
having the better potential with possible gusts near 20 mph.
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of rain and snow showers in the
late morning to early midday, then chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. A 15 percent
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 in the morning...2 in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3 to 5 mph in the morning,
increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon
with gusts up to 17 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds near showers and thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 14 mph.
Haines Index........2 Very Low.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. A 10 percent chance thunderstorms before
1900.
CWR.................15 percent.
LAL.................2 in the evening...1 after 1900.
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening
becoming north 2 to 4 mph overnight. Gusts
to 15 mph in the evening.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph shifting to the
northeast around 6 mph overnight.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers through the day. A 10 percent chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 4 to 6 mph. Gusts
to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the
afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph shifting to the north
around 9 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 Very Low.
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Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Stacey Clemenson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL stacey.clemenson@usda.gov