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Spot Forecast for Cold Canal 506...USFS WWF
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
532 PM PDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 23.
***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...Although dry conditions are expected on Tuesday, the air
mass will be marginally unstable which will result in towering cumulus
clouds in the afternoon.  Otherwise, it will be a little warmer with
lower humidity compared to Monday. No major changes in Wednesday except
ridgetop winds will have a more west-northwest component.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). A few
                    towering cumulus in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....56.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South-Southeast around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South-Southeast 5-8 mph.
Mixing height.......rising to 5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4 (low) increasing to a 5 (moderate) in the
                    afternoon..

TIME (PDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
Temp............39     49     53     56     55     51
RH..............47     40     34     29     30     44
20 ft wind......calm   S 3    SSE 5  SE 6   SE 6   VRB 3
20 ft wind gust.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........62-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light downslope 0-2 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......East-Southeast 5-7 mph shifting to the
                    West-Southwest 5-8 mph in the evening.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL early in the evening...lowering to
                    1000 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West-Southwest around 5 mph.
Haines Index........3 (very low).

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....54-58.
Min humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South-Southwest 3-8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 5-7 mph shifting to the northwest
                    5-10 mph.
Mixing height.......rising to 5500 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph in the morning becoming
                    West-Northwest around 8 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 (very low).

$$

Forecaster...Wister
Requested by...Todd Pederson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411872.0/PDT
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mark.moeller@usda.gov,jesse.bohnsack@usda.gov,William.Henderson2@usda.gov,jeffrey.brink@usda.gov,todd.pederson@usda.gov