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Spot Forecast for Blackhawk Fire...WA DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
456 AM PDT Mon Aug 4 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on August 04. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances increase this afternoon and evening. The
best chances will be between 1400 and 2000. Main concerns 
with these thunderstorms will be localized gusty outflow winds and 
lightning. Winds will be largely terrain driven. Tuesday sees calmer 
weather return, except for some mild breezes in the afternoon. 


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Increasing clouds. A Chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
CWR.................10 percent. 
Chance of lightning.25 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 86. 
Min humidity........29 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 1 to 3 mph becoming southwest 
                    5 to 8 mph with gusts to 11 mph in the  
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected 
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 9 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and 
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
Chance of lightning.25 percent. 
Min temperature.....Around 51. 
Max humidity........89 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph before 2000...becoming
                    east winds 2 to 4 mph in the evening. Gusty and 
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the 
                    evening. 
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL falling to 0 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast around 5 mph overnight. 

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 84. 
Min humidity........27 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 2 to 4 mph becoming southwest 
                    6 to 9 mph with gusts to 15 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....South 6 to 12 mph. 

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Forecaster...MSC
Requested by...Bill Coates
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518987.3/OTX
.DELDT 08/04/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bill_coates@firenet.gov