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Spot Forecast for North Star Road...NEWICC

National Weather Service Spokane WA

847 AM PDT Sat Jun 20 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on June 20. 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 11 AM PDT TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...



.DISCUSSION...



Critical fire weather conditions will occur today due to very dry

relative humidity and breezy winds. Wind direction carries moderate

confidence through this evening.  The winds are expected to peak

this evening with gusts to around 30 mph, with wind direction shifting

from out of the north and northeast through the afternoon to north 

and northwest this evening. Temperatures will warm to well above 

average into the high 80s to mid 90s early next week.



If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.

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Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are

10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind.

***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind

   multiplied by the mixing height divided by 100.

   Categories: low (< 200), moderate (200-500), 

   high (500-800), and very high (> 800). 

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.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....Around 87. 

Min humidity........15 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North to northeast winds 7 to 15 mph with gusts 

                    up to 25 mph. 

Mixing height.......Increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. 

Ventilation Index...High (691) increasing to very high (1268) in 

                    the afternoon. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Min temperature.....Around 60. 

Max humidity........50 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North to Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph with gusts 

                    to around 30 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 

                    10 mph with gusts to around 18 mph overnight. 

Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL by 2100. 

Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 

                    mph overnight. 

Ventilation Index...Very high (1146) decreasing to low (55) 

                    overnight. 



.SUNDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....Around 85. 

Min humidity........17 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 

Mixing height.......500 ft AGL through 0800 increasing to 10000 ft AGL 

                    in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. 

Ventilation Index...High (617) increasing to very high (926) in the 

                    afternoon. 



$$

Forecaster...JW

Requested by...Hailey

Type of request...WILDFIRE

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.DELDT 06/20/26

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