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Spot Forecast for St. Joe Divide Rx...USFS

National Weather Service Spokane WA

356 AM PDT Thu May 7 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 07.

 

.DISCUSSION...



Dry conditions will occur today but relative humidity will be

higher compared to Wednesday with minimum readings above 40

percent.  Winds will be lighter today as well, but increase

again on Friday as another weak weather system passes through

with southwest winds gusting up to 20 mph.



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. 

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.TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning then partly

                    cloudy. 

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

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....55 top of unit...65 bottom. 

Min humidity........42-50 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 3 to 8 mph. 

Mixing height.......Increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 

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

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Min temperature.....Around 45. 

Max humidity........75-85 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 4 to 8 mph on ridgetops, otherwise

                    downslope/downvalley 1 to 4 mph. 

Mixing height.......Lowering to near surface between 1900-2000. 

Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph on ridgetops otherwise

                    downslope/downvalley less than 5 mph. 



.FRIDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 

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

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....55 top of unit...65 bottom. 

Min humidity........35-42 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3 to 8 mph in the morning increasing

                    to 6 to 12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the

                    afternoon. Strongest winds on ridgetops. 

Mixing height.......Near surface through 0800 increasing to

                    4000 feet AGL in the afternoon. 

Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing

                    to around 15 mph in the afternoon. 



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Forecaster...JW

Requested by...Marshall Myhre

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2612629.3/OTX

.DELDT 05/07/26

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.EMAIL marshall.myhre@usda.gov