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Spot Forecast for Swamp Creek...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
607 AM PDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on April 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Cloud cover over the burn site will increase today with a
passing weather system, but conditions will remain warm and dry.
Moisture will increase slightly over the burn this weekend with
higher min RH values as well as more clouds and the chance for showers
and thunderstorms Sunday. Wetting rains are not expected unless
a thunderstorm develops right over the unit.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny this morning becoming partly
                    cloudy in the afternoon with 45 to 60 pct
                    cloud cover.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....73.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope winds 2 to 6 mph. Wind gusts up to
                    10 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing after 1000 PDT
                    to 6000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 4 to 7 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....35.
Max humidity........68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Becoming downslope 1 to 3 mph by sunset.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL falling to near surface by sunset.
Transport winds.....North to northwest 2 to 5 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Cloud cover
                    25 to 50%.  30% chance of afternoon rain showers
                    and a 15% chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of lightning.15 percent.
Max temperature.....70.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope winds 3 to 7 mph. Gusts up to 12 mph
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    possible near showers and thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1000 PDT.
                    2500 ft AGL at 1100 pdt increasing to 6500 ft
                    AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 3 to 5 mph increasing to 8 to 12
                    mph in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...LN
Requested by...Jake Morse
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/26/25
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.EMAIL jacob.morse@usda.gov