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Spot Forecast for Deer Fire...NEWICC
National Weather Service Spokane WA
640 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on July 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Westerly winds will be in place through 2000 with infrequent
gusts to 13 mph.  After 2000, winds at the lake level (2500 feet)
will begin to shift to the northwest at speeds near 5 mph or less.
On the nearby ridge (3000 feet), westerly winds will remain
8-11 mph through 2200 before shifting to the northwest and
decreasing 5 to 8 mph.  All winds will decrease 0100-0200 and shift
to the north and then northeast or downslope at speeds of 1 to 5 mph.
Recoveries will be 65% near the lake to 40% on the mid to upper slope.
Sunday will be hot and dry with unstable conditions. Light southwest
winds through 1200 pdt become west in the afternoon with speeds
increasing 1600-1900.




.THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....63-66.
Max humidity........65 percent near lake to 40% mid to upper slope.
Wind (20 ft)........West 4 to 6 mph gusts to 13 mph becoming northwest
                    3 to 5 mph after 2000.  Midslopes west 8 to 11 mph
                    gusts to 15 mph becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph.
                    Light north to northeast winds all elevations by 0200.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL falling to near surface.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph shifting to the north around
                    6 mph overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....94-97.
Min humidity........19 to 22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope or northeast winds 1 to 5 mph becoming
                    southwest 4 to 7 mph after 1000 pdt.  Winds becoming
                    west after 1200 with speeds increasing 7 to 10 mph
                    gusts to 18 mph 1600-1900.
Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Light and variable in the morning becoming west around 12 mph
                    in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...SB
Requested by...Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/12/25
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.EMAIL WANEC@firenet.gov