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Spot Forecast for Coyote RX 1034...USFS
National Weather Service Spokane WA
434 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on October 17. 
.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will push across the area between 1000 and 1200 
Saturday. Winds will start the day southwest to west and shift to 
northwest around 1100 behind front passage. Winds will increase 
becoming gusty by late morning with winds peaking in the 
afternoon. Winds will wane in the evening by 2000. No moisture 
expected with this front. Sunday winds will be terrain driven.
 
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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.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 55-60. 
Min humidity........32-37 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3 to 6 mph. Becoming northwest 
                    10 to 18 mph with gusts to 25 mph after 1100.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaks around 1000. Near surface in 
                    the morning increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 4 to 8 mph. Becoming West 20 to 30 
                    mph after 1100. 
Ventilation Index...Moderate (357) increasing to very high (956) in 
                    the afternoon. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Min temperature.....Around 30-35. 
Max humidity........52-57 percent. Poor to fair recovery.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 6 to 12 mph. Becoming North 4 to 8 
                    mph after 0100.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL at 1800. Falling to near surface 
                    around 1900. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 12 mph. Becoming North 5 to 10 
                    mph after 1200.
Ventilation Index...Low (116). 

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 50-55. 
Min humidity........25-30 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........South/Downslope winds 3 to 6 mph. Upslope 2 to 
                    4 mph after 1300.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaks around 1000. 1400 ft AGL at 
                    1000 increasing to 3000 ft AGL around 1500. 
Transport winds.....North 4 to 8 mph in the morning. Becoming south
                    5 to 10 mph after 1100. 
Ventilation Index...Low (126). 

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Forecaster...JCLEV
Requested by...Nick Zyskowski
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623925.0/OTX
.DELDT 10/16/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL james.corvino@usda.gov,nolan.roth@usda.gov,nicholas.zyskowski@usda.gov,benjamin.proffitt@usda.gov