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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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926 FNUS76 KPDT 240004 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Puderbaugh 502 Rx...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 504 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on September 24. ***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...High pressure will continue to build over the region through Tuesday, resulting in a warming and drying trend that will persist into Wednesday. A cold front and upper low passage across the region will result in southerly winds increasing Wednesday. Strongest winds are expected after 12/1PM in the afternoon with cold front approach to the fire area. A slight chance (15-20%) of rain showers will be possible late Wednesday evening. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....74-77. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 9 to 14 mph after 11AM. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after 11AM. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 9 to 17 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM Temp............53 63 69 73 73 70 RH..............66 49 41 35 32 36 20 ft wind......S 8 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 20 ft wind gust. 18 18 17 .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....53-56. Max humidity........51-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 12 mph. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....76-79. Min humidity........19-24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph after 1PM. Gusts up to 29 mph. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 7 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 21 mph after 1PM. Gusts up to 32 mph. Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL late in the morning. Transport winds.....South 10 to 16 mph increasing to southwest 24 to 28 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Lawhorn Requested by...Todd Pederson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2422933.0/PDT .DELDT 09/23/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL todd.pederson@usda.gov