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Spot Forecast for Crale Timber Sale Unit #2...USFS
National Weather Service Portland OR
557 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 PDT on May 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The area could see patchy fog or frost early Tuesday
morning due to the clear skies and calm winds overnight.
Otherwise, Tuesday will be mostly dry with increasing cloud cover
as the next frontal system approaches the region. By Tuesday
night, the front will push through and return light rain to the
area through Wednesday morning.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning with patchy fog and
                    frost. Mostly cloudy in the afternoon with rain
                    showers.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....58 to 62.
Min humidity........65 to 70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Upslope winds 1 to 3 mph in the morning, becoming
                     northwest 3 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest winds 3 to 6 mph, becoming more westerly
                     in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2000 to 2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers.
CWR.................45 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....39 to 42.
Max humidity........95 to 100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 3 to 6 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West winds 4 to 7 mph. Gusts to 15 mph, mainly
                     after midnight.
Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........3 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the
                     morning, then decreasing clouds and showers.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....50 to 53.
Min humidity........68 to 73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West 4 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West 5 to 10 mph. Gusts 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 to 6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 to 20 mph.
Haines Index........3 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).

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Forecaster...Alviz/Weagle
Requested by...Wes Wentworth
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414782.0/PQR
.DELDT 05/20/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Wesley.wentworth@usda.gov