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Spot Forecast for Skookum Creek...Coeur dAlene Dispatch
National Weather Service Spokane WA
552 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 23. 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...

Sunday will be much cooler under partly cloudy skies and breezy 
southwest winds. There is a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms for 
the fire today through 0800. A warming and drying trend commences 
Monday and Tuesday with lighter, terrain driven winds.  

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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.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms through 0800. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
Chance of lightning.20 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 65. 
Min humidity........43 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 12 mph with gusts to 
                    around 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL through 0900 increasing to 6000 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 18 mph. 
Ventilation Index...High (573) increasing to very high (904) in the 
                    afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Min temperature.....Around 54. 
Max humidity........59 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph with gusts up to 20 
                    mph through 2000 then decreasing to 3 to 8 mph. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL falling to near surface at 2000 PDT. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 10 mph decreasing to near 
                    5 mph overnight. 
Ventilation Index...High (740) decreasing to low (27) overnight. 

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....Around 73. 
Min humidity........30 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. 
Mixing height.......Near surface through 0900 increasing to 6000 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. 
Ventilation Index...Low (149) increasing to moderate (420) in the 
                    afternoon. 

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Forecaster...JW
Requested by...IDCDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620286.0/OTX
.DELDT 08/23/26
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.EMAIL idcdc@firenet.gov