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Spot Forecast for Pomas Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
202 PM PDT Fri Jun 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on June 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Today will begin a warming and drying trend into early next week.
Temperatures will warm well above normal and peak in the upper 80s
to low 90s by Monday. Northwesterly winds today with higher gusts
in the afternoon on ridges. Terrain driven winds Sunday into Monday.
Monday and Tuesday will be hot, dry and unstable.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Ridge tops (7000 ft): 54.
                    Mid-slopes (5000 ft): 64.
                    Valley bottom (3700 ft): 70.
Min humidity........Ridge tops (7000 ft): 53 percent.
                    Valley bottom (3700 ft): 34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West/North facing slopes northwest winds 6 to
                    10 mph. Gusts 16 to 18 mph in the afternoon.
                    East/South facing slopes northwest winds
                    3 to 7 mph.
                    Ridge tops: 9 to 14 mph with gusts up
                    to 22 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL in the morning increasing to
                    4500 ft AGL in the afternoon by 1300 PDT.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Ridge top: 39.
                    Valley bottom: 45.
Max humidity........70-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Mid Slopes/Valleys: Northwest winds 5 to
                    8 mph in the evening becoming downslope-
                    downvalley 2 to 5 mph after 2000 PDT.
                    Ridge tops: Northwest winds 9 to 14 in the
                    evening becoming north 6 to 11 mph after
                    2200 PDT. Gusts to between 20 to 22 mph in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL in the evening falling to
                    to near surface after 2100 PDT.
Transport winds.....North-Northwest 9 to 12 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. A few fair weather cumulus clouds over
                    the mountains.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Ridge tops (7000 ft): 69.
                    Mid-slopes (5000 ft): 79.
                    Valley bottom (3700 ft): 85.
Min humidity........Ridge tops (7000 ft): 33 percent.
                    Valley bottom (3700 ft): 22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Valleys: Upvalley winds 2 to 5 mph.
                    Mid slopes/Ridges: Upslope winds 4 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaking between 1000 and 1100 PDT.
                    Mixing heights increasing to 7500 ft AGL in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South-Souteast around 3 to 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...Mike Heston
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/27/25
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