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Spot Forecast for Whiskey 85/86...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
755 AM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 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...High pressure ridge will shift across the region
today and tomorrow, promoting mostly sunny skies with light winds
around 5 to 10 mph from the east shifting to the west to northwest
as the ridge moves eastwards across the region.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....62-65.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph shifting to the west-
northwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated
fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....40-43.
Max humidity........54-59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL early in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....59-62.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Goatley
Requested by...Jon Ellis
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411967.0/PDT
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Jonathan.ellis@usda.gov