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Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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Spot Forecast for Lynx Fire (Morning)...BIA
National Weather Service Spokane WA
242 AM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on October 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Dry northerly flow over the Lynx Mountain Fire over the weekend. A
cold front late in the afternoon into the evening will bring gusty
north winds to the fire after 1500 PDT. Winds will remain breezy
with higher gusts on ridge tops and north facing slopes through
Saturday night. North winds will decrease on Sunday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning then mostly sunny with
                    shallow cumulus clouds in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....59-63.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning becoming
                    northeast 4 to 7 mph between 0900 and 1500 PDT.
                    Winds switching north-northwest 8 to 12 mph
                    after 1500 PDT. Gusts up to 25 mph on ridge
                    tops and north facing slopes late in the
                    afternoon after 1500 PDT.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaking around 1200 PDT. Mixing
                    height 1000 ft AGL in the morning increasing
                    to 4500 ft AGL by 1400 PDT.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 11 mph until early afternoon then
                    north-northwest 14 to 18 mph after 1500 PDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 7 to 10 mph except 10 to 14 mph
                    on ridge tops. Gusts up to 25 mph on ridge
                    tops and north facing slopes.
Mixing height.......Falling to 1000 ft AGL after 1900 PDT.
Transport winds.....North 16 to 19 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. High cirrus clouds in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....56-60.
Min humidity........25-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph in the morning
                    decreasing to 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
                    Gusts up to 20 mph on ridge tops and north
                    facing slopes in the morning.
Mixing height.......Inversion lifting around 1100 PDT. Mixing
                    height increasing to 4000 ft AGL by 1300
                    PDT.
Transport winds.....Northeast 7 to 12 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Ethan Robertson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/04/25
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.EMAIL ethan_robertson@firenet.gov