743
FNUS76 KPDT 170112
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Swauk Creek...sewaimt3 team 2
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
612 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 PDT on September 16.
***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...Dry conditions expected through Tuesday morning.
A weather system passing to the south will lead to a slight chance
(15%) of showers late Tuesday afternoon through evening. Winds will
increase in magnitude from the west on Tuesday, becoming lighter by
Wednesday morning. Dry conditions expected Wednesday through Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5-7 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6-9 mph, gusting to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Around 2000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
Temp............70     63     55     53     51     50
RH..............34     53     63     67     67     67
20 ft wind......W 6    W 6    VRB 3  VRB 3  VRB 3  VRB 3
20 ft wind gust.11     11     7

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....46-49.
Max humidity........68-72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Becoming variable 1-3 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 4-6 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 200-500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Variable 4-6 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-68.
Min humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph early in the morning, becoming
                    west 10-14 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest 5-10 mph early in the morning,
                    becoming west 12-17 mph with gusts to 30 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2500-3000 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....West-northwest 10-15 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) with a slight
                    chance (15%) of rain showers, becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent) by early
                    morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....48-51.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 5-10 mph in the evening and
                    overnight becoming variable 2-4 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10-15 mph in the evening.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400-600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...Bill Box
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422604.0/PDT
.DELDT 09/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bill_box@firenet.gov