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Spot Forecast for Little George RX...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
851 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 2100 PDT on May 31.
***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 shortwave trough will pass across the region on
Saturday, with minimal impacts expected from the system. Winds
shouldn`t see a significant increase, but will become more
westerly in nature. Temperatures will drop a few degrees as well,
but a significant cold front is not expected either, and any
shower chances are expected at 10% chance or less. A stronger
system will begin approaching on Sunday however, promoting much
gustier southwesterly winds with a chance at rainfall during the
afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....49-52.
Max humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    south 5 to 6 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
south 5 to 8 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL early in the evening.
Transport winds.....South around 6 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....64-67.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........68-73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL early in the evening.
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....61-64.
Min humidity........37-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 22 mph
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Goatley
Requested by...Brady Mock
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2415452.0/PDT
.DELDT 05/31/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brady.mock@usda.gov