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Spot Forecast for South Fork...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
101 PM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on June 29.
***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 weather system is expected to arrive in the
forecast area by Sunday. The leading edge of this system will
bring a very slight chance of rain showers to the site Saturday
afternoon, but the expectation is that the forecast will remain
dry. Once the system arrives, winds will pick up out of the West
and Northwest through Monday, with a dry and warm trend expected
to follow this coming Tuesday onward.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance
                    of rain showers in the afternoon (15-20 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds early, becoming West-Northwest at
                    5 to 10 mph by the late morning.
Ridgetop wind.......Light early, becoming Northwest around 10 to
                    15 mph by the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....51-54.
Max humidity........74-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 7 to 13 mph, decreasing to 5
                    to 8 mph by the early morning.
Ridgetop wind.......West-Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, decreasing
                    to 6 to 12 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL early in the evening, then near-
                    surface overnight.
Transport winds.....West-Northwest around 13 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-68.
Min humidity........48-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West-Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 17 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...Evans
Requested by...Francesca Smith
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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