FNUS76 KOTX 091237 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for Ridge Creek Fire Salvage Rx...USFS National Weather Service Spokane WA 537 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on May 09. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Dry weather is expected through Saturday with passing high clouds at times. Today will feature warmer temperatures with continued dry humidities and lighter winds. Saturday will bring increasing southwest winds with gusts up to 20 mph. There is a 30% chance for light showers Saturday evening into Sunday morning with amounts less than a tenth. Rain is likely (90%) Sunday afternoon into Monday with amounts 0.25-0.50" At this time there is an 80% chance for 0.25", 45% chance for 0.50", and 15% chance for 0.75" over the 48 hour period (SUN-MON). Additional rain showers are expected Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny through filtered high clouds. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....64-68. Min humidity........24-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light upslope winds 2 to 4 mph becoming southwest to west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon with gusts up to 13 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 13 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....49. Max humidity........45 to 55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Drainage winds 0 to 4 mph. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL falling to 0 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Variable to east 1 to 4 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....63-67. Min humidity........28-34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........southwest winds 4 to 8 mph in the morning increasing southwest 8 to 11 mph gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... Cooler. Mostly cloudy with showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Variable winds 3 to 8 mph. .MONDAY... Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...SB Requested by...Patrick Warker Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2513598.0/OTX .DELDT 05/09/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL patrick.warker@usda.gov