Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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FNUS76 KPDT 241531
FWSPDT
Spot Forecast for 3 Cent 301-5...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
831 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 24.
***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...A weak cold front is crossing the burn area today
and will bring a slight chance of light showers this morning with
barely measurable amounts of rain. Cooler temperatures and higher
humidities through Thursday. A stronger front will arrive late
Thursday afternoon with a good chance (80-90 percent) of wetting
rain. Rain will continue through Friday.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-90 percent) becoming
partly sunny (45-55 percent). Slight chance
of rain showers in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....63-66.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming west
6 to 11 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West to northwest winds 6 to 13 mph
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming west
to northwest 7 to 13 mph in the late morning.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM
Temp............48 56 62 63 61 55
RH..............40 33 29 26 27 36
20 ft wind......NW 5 W 7 W 7 W 8 NW 10 NW 10
20 ft wind gust.6 8 8 10 11 11
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....35-39.
Max humidity........74-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) in the afternoon.
Slight chance of rain showers in the late
morning and early afternoon. Rain showers in
the late afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent increasing to 86 percent late in the
afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....55-58.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph becoming west in
the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph becoming west in
the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph becoming west in
the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
$$
Forecaster...Perry
Requested by...Jeff Duke
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/24/24
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.EMAIL j.duke10@hotmail.com