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Spot Forecast for Crawford RX...Malheur NF
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
532 AM PDT Sun Jun 25 2017

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on June 25.
***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.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...High pressure aloft will persist through today for
continued hot and dry conditions. Haines index will be moderate
today and then high tonight. On Monday, a weather system will
move into the area bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to produce
abundant lightning on Monday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....92.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light wind becoming upslope/up valley 1-3 mph
                    by 0900, becoming southeast to south 3-6 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 1-4 mph becoming southeast to south
                    3-7 mph by noon.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 6200 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southeast to south 4-9 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 (moderate).

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....56-58.
Max humidity........51-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3-6 mph becoming drainage
                    1-4 mph by 2200.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 3-6 mph.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL lowering to near surface by 2200.
Transport winds.....South 4-9 mph becoming light by 2200.
Haines Index........6 (high).

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
                    in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent in the morning...20 percent in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................1 in the morning...4 in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....84-86.
Min humidity........21-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 1-4 mph shifting to the southwest
                    to west 3-6 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 3-6 mph shifting to the southwest
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near surface increasing to 5500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East to southeast 2-6 mph becoming southwest
                    5-9 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 (moderate).

$$

Forecaster...GKH
Requested by...D. Cates
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1711575.0/PDT
.EMAIL dacates@fs.fed.us