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Spot Forecast for Pomas Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
218 PM PDT Mon Jun 23 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on June 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today will be warm and dry with terrain driven winds through mid
day. A weak cold front will push across the fire late Tuesday with
a small chance for sprinkles and westerly winds into the Ice Creek
and Entiat River drainages is expected late in the afternoon after
1500 PDT. Winds will be gusty on exposed ridges. A marine push on
Wednesday will bring breezy westerly winds and higher gusts on
exposed ridges. Relative humidity will be higher as well.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. High cirrus in the morning.
                    Building altocumulus clouds in the afternoon.
                    A 30 percent chance for passing sprinkles
                    after 1300 PDT.
CWR.................2 percent.
Chance of lightning.10 percent.
Max temperature.....Ridge tops (7000 ft): 66.
                    Mid-slopes (5000 ft): 73.
                    Valley bottom (3800 ft): 78.
Min humidity........27-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Entiat River Drainage: Upvalley/Upslope winds
                    (or southeast) 3 to 7 mph.
                    Ice Creek Drainage: Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
                    Ridge top winds: South-Southwest winds 5 to 9
                    mph in the morning to early afternoon becoming
                    west 12 to 17 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after
                    1500 PDT.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaking around 0900 PDT. Mixing
                    height increasing to 7000 ft AGL by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 14 mph through early afternoon
                    shifting west 14 to 19 mph after 1500 PDT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance for
                    sprinkles through 2200 PDT in the evening.
CWR.................2 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Min temperature.....Ridge tops (7000 ft): 34.
                    Mid-slopes (5000 ft): 42.
                    Valley bottom (3800 ft): 50.
Max humidity........70-85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Entiat River Drainage: Downslope/Downvalley
                    winds (or north-northwest) 2 to 5 mph.
                    Ice Creek Drainage: West winds 5 to 9 mph in
                    the evening becoming west-northwest 3 to 6
                    mph after 2200 PDT.
                    Ridge top winds: Northwest winds 9 to 14 mph
                    with gusts up to between 20-25 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL in the evening falling to
                    1500 ft AGL after 2200 PDT.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 14 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Ridge tops (7000 ft): 58.
                    Mid-slopes (5000 ft): 65.
                    Valley bottom (3800 ft): 69.
Min humidity........42-53.
Wind (20 ft)........Entiat River Drainage: Northwest winds 5 to
                    9 mph. Gusts up to 18 mph in the afternoon.
                    Ice Creek Drainage: West-Northwest winds 5
                    to 9 mph. Gusts up 18 mph in the afternoon.
                    Ridge top winds: West-Northwest winds 15 to
                    20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning
                    increasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL in the morning increasing to
                    6000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 17 to 22 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Mike Heston
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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