FNUS76 KOTX 060833 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for St. Joe Divide Rx...USFS National Weather Service Spokane WA 133 AM PDT Wed May 6 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 06. .DISCUSSION... Breezy southwest winds will develop over the burn site this afternoon into tonight as a dry cold front passes through. The strongest winds will occur on the upper slopes and on ridgetops. Slight cooling along with an increase in relative humidity is expected with this front passage but with no precipitation. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. *************************************************************** Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are 10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind. *************************************************************** .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny, becoming partly cloudy by late afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.5 percent. Max temperature.....59 top of unit...69 bottom. Min humidity........35-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 2 to 6 mph increasing to 5 to 13 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Strongest winds on ridgetops. Mixing height.......Near surface through 0830 increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west around 15 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.5 percent. Min temperature.....40-45. Max humidity........70-85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 2 to 6 mph, except 7 to 14 mph with gusts up to 25 mph on ridgetops. Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL falling to 500 ft AGL by 2300. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph, except 10 to 17 mph on ridgetops. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....57 top of unit...67 bottom. Min humidity........38-44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. $$ Forecaster...JW Requested by...Marshall Myhre Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612629.2/OTX .DELDT 05/06/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL marshall.myhre@usda.gov