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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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321 FNUS76 KPDT 222132 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Klone 1 RX...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 232 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 23. ***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds*** ***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages*** ***CWR-Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater*** If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please contact our office at (541) 276-8134. .DISCUSSION...With low pressure departing the region, winds are expected to calm into Thursday, with speeds generally 5-10 mph, shifting from southwesterly to northerly as the next system begins to approach the region, becoming light overnight. On Friday, a low pressure trough begins to approach, bringing westerly winds. This system is not expected to bring a strong chance of showers or notably strong winds to the site, but if a passing shower does occur, it will be during the afternoon into the evening on Friday and light, with a low probability (20% or less) of occurring. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....63-66. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph late in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the north 6 to 12 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the west late in the morning, then becoming north around 6 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM Temp............34 40 46 50 54 57 59 60 61 60 59 57 RH..............80 68 54 45 37 32 30 28 28 30 34 40 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW W W W N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust. 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....36-39. Max humidity........86-91 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming light overnight. Ridgetop wind.......North winds 6 to 12 mph in the evening becoming light overnight. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 7 mph overnight. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....60-63. Min humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph early in the morning. Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 6 to 12 mph early in the morning. Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 7 to 16 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Goatley Requested by...Sean Carroll Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414910.0/PDT .DELDT 05/22/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL sean.carroll@usda.gov