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Spot Forecast for MRRD...USFS WIF
National Weather Service Portland OR
559 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A weak, moisture starved cold front passed over the
area overnight but did not bring any precipitation. Dry
conditions will persist today with more comfortable temperatures
peaking near 70 and minimum RH around 45%. Winds will be light
around 5-7 knots from the W/NW.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 3 mph shifting to the west 5 to 10
                    mph early in the morning.
Haines Index........4 (low).
Haines Index (Mid)..5 (moderate).

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........11  11  8   4   2   1   1   4   8   20  43  47
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............47  49  52  55  60  63  66  69  69  70  71  69
RH..............97  90  88  76  65  59  54  50  46  46  47  49
20 FT wind dir..E   E   SE  SE  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..2   2   1   2   4   4   5   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.        2       5   5   6   7       7   7   7
Ridge wind dir..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Ridge wind spd..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.7 1.1 2.0 2.3 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.8
Transp wind dir.E   E   NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.3   3   5   6   6   7   8   9   9   10  10  10
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Haines mid lvl..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
 Ridgetop...........
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east 5 to
                    6 mph after 3 am.
Haines Index........4 (low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........54  25  11  9   7   7   7   8   16  24  24  28
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............68  66  60  56  53  51  50  48  48  46  46  46
RH..............52  57  68  77  84  89  92  96  95  96  93  92
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   5   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   3
20 FT wind gust.            6   4                           4
Ridge wind dir..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Ridge wind spd..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Mix hgt (kft)...3.2 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   NE  E   E   NE
Transp wind spd.10  10  8   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   6
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Haines mid lvl..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west around 6 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 9 mph.
Haines Index........4 (low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  25  24  18  9   2   2   2   1   1   1   1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............45  47  50  55  61  65  68  70  73  74  74  75
RH..............86  81  77  64  55  48  44  42  40  41  42  43
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  E   E   E   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5
Ridge wind dir..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Ridge wind spd..M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.1
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.6   6   7   7   6   6   6   7   8   9   9   9
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Haines mid lvl..4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...Batz
Requested by...Dirk Rogers
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413884.0/PQR
.DELDT 05/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dirk.rogers@usda.gov