Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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Spot Forecast for Lake Spokane Fire...NE WA IMT 2
National Weather Service Spokane WA
158 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on July 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Nocturnal inversions settle in tonight and Thursday night at 2100
PDT and will be sharper than last night`s inversions. Thursday
and Friday will be warm and dry with breezy southwest winds
picking up after 1000 PDT each morning and persisting through the
afternoon and evening. Afternoon highs will cool by around 5
degrees over the weekend with conditions remaining dry, then a
ridge of high pressure will allow temperatures to warm well into
the 90s toward the middle of next week.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....55-58.
Max humidity........67-71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4 to 7 mph in the evening
becoming variable 1 to 4 mph after 2100 PDT.
Mixing height.......Falling to near surface by 2100 PDT.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 11 mph in the evening becoming
variable 1 to 4 mph after 2100 PDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....86-90.
Min humidity........21-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1 to 4 mph in the early morning
becoming southwest 9 to 12 mph after 1000 PDT
with gusts to 15 to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Variable 1 to 4 mph in the early morning
becoming southwest 17 to 20 mph after 1000 PDT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....56-58.
Max humidity........62-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 12 mph in the evening
decreasing to 4 to 7 mph after 2100 PDT.
Mixing height.......Falling to near surface by 2100 PDT.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 18 mph decreasing to 4 to 7
mph after 2100 PDT.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....83-88.
Min humidity........22-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable winds 2 to 5 mph in the early morning
becoming southwest 9 to 12 mph after 1000 PDT
with gusts to 18 to 22 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Variable 2 to 5 mph in the early morning
becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph after 1000 PDT.

$$
Forecaster...RFKS/VT
Requested by...Monica Ramirez
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518310.4/OTX
.DELDT 07/23/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nathaniel_markson@firenet.gov,monica.ramirez@usda.gov,trent_marty@yahoo.com