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Spot Forecast for Rocket North RX...USFS DEF
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
145 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 21.
***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...A strong low pressure system will travel south across Oregon
on Tuesday, bringing numerous showers across eastern Oregon.  While some areas
will have high probabilities of wetting rain, the burn site will get missed out
with only a slight chance (20%) of observing a tenth of an inch or more.  Winds
will increase and shift directions Tuesday and Tuesday night, and Wednesday will
be cool and slightly breezy.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of rain showers
                    late in the afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....61.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest-West 5-8 mph shifting to Northwest 5-8 mph
                    gusting to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5-8 mph shifting to Northwest 6-12 mph
                    gusting to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......rising to 6000 ft AGL by late morning.
Transport winds.....West 13-16 mph increasing to around 20 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
Temp............39     50     58     59     57     54
RH..............60     40     32     34     47     60
20 ft wind......W 5    SW 5   WNW 7  NW 8   NW 8   NW 8
20 ft wind gust.       8      12     14     14     16
CWR............ 0      0      0      0      10     20


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers
                    likely in the evening, then chance of rain
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................20 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........85-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 6-10 mph becoming west 6-12 mph.
                    Gusts up to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 8-14 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20-25 mph.



.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the morning.
CWR.................less than 10 percent.
Max temperature.....49-52.
Min humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-13 mph with gusts to around 23
                    mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph.

$$

Forecaster...Wister
Requested by...Sean Carroll
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL sean.carroll@usda.gov