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Spot Forecast for Lightning Creek Fire...Northern Rockies Team 9
National Weather Service Spokane WA
141 PM PDT Thu Aug 14 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 15. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
There is a 40% chance of showers Friday morning with a weak 
weather system moving through. There is only a 15% chance the fire
receives a wetting rain (greater than 0.10") with this round of 
rain. There is a better chance for rain wetting rains Friday night
into Saturday (60% chance). Warmer conditions with highs in the 
70s to low 80s return by Sunday. 

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 50 percent chance of rain showers
                    from 0600-1300 hours. Rain amounts 0.02-0.07".
CWR.................15 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....70 at 3000 feet. 55 at 6000 ft.  
Min humidity........60 at 3000 feet. 75 at 6000 ft. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Wind gusts up to 
                    16 mph at ridgetops in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL. Inversions breaking around 0800.  
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 to 13 mph. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 40 percent
                    chance of rain showers after 0200 hours. Rain amounts 
                    0.01-0.05".
CWR.................10 percent. 
Chance of lightning.5 percent. 
Min temperature.....55 at 3000 feet. 45 at 6000 feet. 
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 1-4 mph valleys. Southwest 
                    winds around 15 mph ridgetops.
Mixing height.......Falling to near surface around 2000.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 9 mph. 

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain showers. Rain
                    amounts 0.07-0.15".
CWR.................60 percent. 
Chance of lightning.5 percent. 
Max temperature.....61 at 3000 ft. 51 at 6000 ft.  
Min humidity........90-95 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph valleys. Southwest 8-16 mph 
                    midslopes and ridgetops.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL. Inversions breaking after 0800.
Transport winds.....Southwest 11 to 14 mph. 

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Forecaster...DB
Requested by...Autumn Ashdale
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519549.6/OTX
.DELDT 08/14/25
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.EMAIL autumn_ashdale@firenet.gov,2025.lightningcreek.plans@firenet.gov