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Spot Forecast for Orion 5...OWF/CERD
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
552 AM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on April 18.
***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...An upper level trough remains overhead with
northeast winds of 5 to 10 mph through tonight and increasing
Friday to near 15 mph. No precipitation expected through the
period with only areas of frost this morning. Daytime RH values
 will be low with moderate overnight recoveries.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....49-52.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....31-34.
Max humidity........59-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 12 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....49-52.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...CRIS MACHADO
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411040.2/PDT
.DELDT 04/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL CRIS.MACHADO@USDA.GOV