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Spot Forecast for LITTLE BALDY...DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
459 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on July 28.
.DISCUSSION...

Warm, dry, and breezy weather expected today. An initially light
and southerly wind this morning will turn westerly and increase
through the early afternoon. Winds will subside and turn southerly
again tonight, with fair overnight RH recoveries. West-
southwesterly winds increase again Wednesday and with drier
overall humidities, though not as breezy as today.

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
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Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are
10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind.
***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind
   multiplied by the mixing height divided by 100.
   Categories: low (< 200), moderate (200-500),
   high (500-800), and very high (> 800).
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.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light south winds 4 to 6 mph through 0800 hours. A
                    gradual wind shift to west-southwesterly through
                    1100 hours as winds increase to 9 to 11 mph. Wind
                    speeds will continue to increase to 14 to 17 mph
                    through 1400 hours.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 18 mph.
Ventilation Index...High (586) increasing to very high (1340) in the
                    afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........60-65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West to southwest winds quickly subside from 12 to 15
                    mph to 3 to 5 mph between 1900 and 2000 hours. Winds
                    then become light out of the south to southwest by
                    2400 hours.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Very high (1098) decreasing to low (28)
                    overnight.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light southwesterly winds becoming west-southwesterly
                    10 to 13 mph by the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (480) increasing to high (711) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...PP
Requested by...AJ STENBECK
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618487.0/OTX
.DELDT 07/28/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL AJ.STENBECK@DNR.WA.GOV,IMORGAN@BLM.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV