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Spot Forecast for Wolf Creek...Forest Service
National Weather Service Portland OR
902 AM PDT Sat Jun 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on June 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A low pressure system is moving over the area Saturday into
Sunday, bringing scattered rain showers, isolated thunderstorms, and
increasing gusty winds. There is a 15-20% chance of thunderstorms
through 2000 Saturday. Lightning strikes would be minimal with the main
concern of any stronger cell that forms to be locally heavy rain, gusty
winds, and small hail. Scattered showers will continue through Sunday
night. Westerly winds will increase through Saturday afternoon over the
burn area with gusts up to 15 mph except up to around 20 mph for exposed
ridgetops, decreasing and becoming light after 1700-2000 Saturday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and a slight chance
                    of thunderstorms through the day.
CWR.................72 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........56-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 4 to 8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........West winds 4 to 8 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West winds 20 to 25 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and a
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................4 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........91-96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 2 to 4 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
 Ridgetop...........West winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West winds 13 to 18 mph.
Haines Index........3 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..3 (very low).

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Forecaster...HEC
Requested by...Nathaniel Markson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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