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Spot Forecast for HAWK CREEK...DNR
National Weather Service Spokane WA
702 AM PDT Mon Sep 22 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on September 22. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Following last evening's rain, the day will start off with high
relative humidity with low stratus clouds and patchy fog. Otherwise,
high pressure will build over the region through mid-week. This will
result in a warming and drying trend. Winds will generally funnel
down the Hawk Creek drainage and be southerly along ridges today
then switching east tonight into Tuesday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy with patchy fog in the morning. Low clouds
                    dissipating around 0930 PDT then mostly sunny
                    with a few flat cumulus clouds into the early
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....75. 
Min humidity........28 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley winds up to 3 mph or
                    southeast early in the morning becoming southeast
                    2 to 5 mph between 0900 to 1100 PDT. Winds then
                    south-southeast 3 to 6 mph along the Hawk Creek
                    drainage after 1100 PDT into the afternoon.
                    Winds upslope 3 to 6 mph above Hawk Creek after
                    1100 PDT.
Mixing height.......Inversion breaking between 0930 to 1030 PDT with
                    mixing heights increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the 
                    afternoon by 1400 PDT.
Transport winds.....South-Southwest 5 to 7 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. Patchy ground fog late.
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Min temperature.....47. 
Max humidity........80 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/Downvalley winds 1 to 4 mph in the Hawk
                    Creek drainage. South-Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph
                    in the evening above Hawk Creek at top of ridges
                    switching east after 2000 PDT.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL falling to near surface after
                    2000 PDT. 
Transport winds.....South 4 to 7 mph in the evening switching east
                    around 5 mph after 2000 PDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy ground fog early in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....84. 
Min humidity........19 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 4 to 6 mph in the Hawk
                    Creek drainage, except east winds 5 to 7 mph
                    above Hawk Creek along ridges. 
Mixing height.......Increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East-Southeast around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SVH
Requested by...SAUL BERGMAN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/22/25
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.EMAIL SAUL.BERGMAN@DNR.WA.GOV,WANEC@FIRENET.GOV