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Spot Forecast for Elk 16 L1 Rx...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1234 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2020

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 PDT on October 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...High pressure will give way to slightly more active
weather tomorrow. Light SW to WSW winds expected through tonight
with some directional variability possible in light wind regime.
Tomorrow, clouds and higher min RH expected. Some drizzle is
possible but rain accumulations, if any, look meager. Winds will
turn W to WNW by afternoon and become slightly breezy. Clouds and
wind ease late Friday night into Saturday morning.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....63-68.
Min humidity........18-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds up to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL late in the afternoon then near
                    surface.
Transport winds.....Southwest up to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
Temp............61  61  60  58  55  51  48  48  48  48  47  47
RH..............25  23  25  25  28  32  33  34  33  34  35  35
20 FT wind dir..W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT wind gust.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....38-43.
Max humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds up to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Near surface.
Transport winds.....Southwest up to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy by afternoon
                    then clearing late in the evening and overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....57-62.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......Near surface then 5000 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest up to 17 mph shifting to the west
                    around 7 mph early in the morning, then
                    increasing to 28 to 32 mph by afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Clark
Requested by...Brie Myers
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/29/20
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