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Spot Forecast for Canteen RX...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
510 AM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on April 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...An upper-level trough will be in place over the
region through Thursday. Northwest winds this morning will
transition to offshore (northeast to east winds) this afternoon
through Thursday. Chances of precipitation are low (10-15%),
but an afternoon shower cannot be ruled out today. Overnight
humidity recovery is forecast to be moderate to good (worst on
ridgetops) while afternoon RHs are forecast to be low.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................3 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts of
                    15 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast 5 to 6
                    mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts of
                    20 to 25 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to 8
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000-8500 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 10-15 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................4 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....30-33.
Max humidity........66-71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 2 to 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 4 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400-600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North around 5-7 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....50-53.
Min humidity........19-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 3-6 mph shifting to the east
                    5-9 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 4-7 mph shifting to the east
                    5-10 mph with gusts of 12-17 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000-7500 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 8-10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...Joseph P Landburg
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411033.1/PDT
.DELDT 04/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL joseph.landburg@usda.gov