####018003979#### FNUS76 KOTX 021637 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for NPS Seasonal Circle Rx...NPS National Weather Service Spokane WA 937 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 02. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Scattered light rain showers will develop over the mountainous terrain north of the Seasonal Circle project this afternoon. Showers will move from north to south around 10 mph bringing a chance of sprinkles or light showers to the project between 1400 and 1900 pdt. The chance of wetting rain is zero with these showers, but there will be a 30 percent chance of gusty and erratic winds from these showers. Gusts up to 25 mph will be possible. The next several nights will be warmer with lows between 35 and 40 tonight. Friday night will be even warmer with lows between 45 and 50 as clouds increase ahead of a low pressure system. Rain is expected Saturday night into Sunday with a 30 percent chance of wetting rain Saturday night and a 60 percent chance of wetting rain on Sunday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning. 10 percent sky cover. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. 40 percent sky cover. Chance of sprinkles or light rain between 1400 pdt and 1900 pdt. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....64. Min humidity........28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East 0 to 3 mph before 1100 pdt. Wind becoming northwest 3 to 6 mph in the afternoon. 30 percent chance of gusts up to 25 mph near rain showers between 1400 and 1700 pdt. Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1100 pdt. Mixing height as high as 5000 ft AGL between 1300 and 1800 pdt. Transport winds.....North 5 to 8 mph. Haines Index........3 Very Low. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a chance of sprinkles before 1900 pdt. Mostly clear from mid evening through the night. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....38. Max humidity........76 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 3 to 6 mph becoming northeast 0 to 3 mph by mid evening. Mixing height.......Falling to near the surface by 2000 pdt. Transport winds.....Northwest 4 to 8 mph shifting to the northeast 3 to 6 mph by mid evening. Haines Index........3 Very Low. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Sky cover 10 percent in the morning increasing to 40 percent by late afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....67. Min humidity........27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 2 to 4 mph in the morning increasing to 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Morning inversion weakening around 1000 pdt. Mixing height as high as 5000 ft AGL between 1200 and 1800 pdt. Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 10 mph. Haines Index........2 Very Low. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the evening. Becoming cloudy overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....48. Max humidity........52 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East or northeast 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL by 2000 pdt. Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 10 mph. Haines Index........3 Very Low. $$ Forecaster...GK Requested by...Tonya Neider Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412874.1/OTX .DELDT 05/02/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL tonya_neider@nps.gov