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FNUS76 KPDT 171115
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for HEJ...USDA
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
415 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 17.
***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...Dry and cooler conditions are expected through
Saturday.  It will be breezy today and Saturday, though winds
will lessen tonight.

MIN RH values will generally be 15 to 25 percent with good
recovery overnight.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....52-55.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph with gusts to around
                    17 mph increasing to 12 to 20 mph late in the
                    afternoon. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the
                    afternoon.  Gusts 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 17 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Temp............40  40  43  46  47  48  50  51  51  52  50  49
RH..............57  45  36  27  26  25  22  22  22  22  27  30
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   8   8   20  20  20  19  19  19
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  17  17  17  22  22  22  25  24  24

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent) then becoming partly
                    cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....34-37.
Max humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 11 to 19 mph with gusts to
                    around 24 mph in the evening becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest wind 15 to 20 with gust to 25 mph
                    in the evening becoming north then decreasing
                    to 5 to 10 mph overnight and becoming southwest
                    by daybreak.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 14 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....56-59.
Min humidity........18-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph with
                    gusts to around 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest
                    10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming west 6 to 15 mph early in
                    the morning.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Nierenberg
Requested by...Jacob Rocco
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414479.0/PDT
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jacob.rocco@usda.gov