097
FNUS76 KPDT 171353
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Tidyman Road Fire...WA State Fire Marshals Office
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
653 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 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...Windy conditions expected today, letting off a
little overnight before picking up once again on Saturday. Winds
will remain primarily out of the west and northwest, and could
gust up to 35 mph at times during the day both today and tomorrow.
Some light cloud cover may build overnight into Saturday, but
skies are generally expected to remain clear.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy blowing dust
                    through the day.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....66-69.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
                    up to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy blowing
                    dust in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....44-47.
Max humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
                    to around 30 mph early in the evening,
                    decreasing to 7 to 14 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Near-surface.
Transport winds.....West around 18 mph early, then around 12 mph
                    overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy blowing dust
                    through the day.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....66-69.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph early, increasing
                    to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph early, then around 25 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Evans
Requested by...Bill Slosson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2414510.0/PDT
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL william.slosson@wsp.wa.gov