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Spot Forecast for Crale Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Portland OR
507 PM PDT Tue May 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 PDT on May 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Upper trough of low pressure will maintain somewhat
cooler air mass over the region on Wednesday. As such, will still
have a few showers around, mainly to the north of the burn area.
Overall, expect mostly dry day. Dry weather Wednesday night and
Thursday, with bit warmer temperatures on Thursday due to more
sunshine.


.WEDNESDAY (29 MAY 2024)...
Sky/weather.........Morning clouds, then partly sunny.
CWR.................near 0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....near 60.
Min humidity........55 to 60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Upslope 1-3 mph, becoming north to northwest
                    3-5 mph after 1300.
 Ridgetop...........North to northwest 3-6 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 (low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....35-40.
Max humidity........above 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest 3-5 mph until 2000, then light
                    downslope.
 Ridgetop...........North 3-5 mph.
Mixing height.......lowering to 800 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 5-10 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).


.THURSDAY (30 May 2024)...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy valley until 0900.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....near 65.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light upslope, then north to northwest 3-5 mph
                       after 1200.
 Ridgetop...........North to northwest 3-7 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).

$$
Forecaster...Rockey
Requested by...Keith Swetland
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL keith.swetland@usda.gov