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Spot Forecast for McCaffery...BLM
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1240 PM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1220 PDT on July 10.
***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.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...


.DISCUSSION...Breezy winds with critically low RHs prompted the issuance of a Red Flag
Warning in effect until 11 PM tonight. Winds on Thursday will not be as strong, but
continued breezy in the late afternoon.  Friday`s winds will also be breezy with very
low RHs.  Otherwise, it will be slightly cooler today and Thursday. Expect unstable
conditions this weekend.  At this time, any thunderstorm development will be south
and east of the fire.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 100.
Min humidity........10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North-Northwest 10-15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Strongest
                    winds after 1400.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 12-18 mph with gusts to 28 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....54-57.
Max humidity........49-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 12-18 mph gusting to 28 mph decreasing to 8-12
                    mph after 2200 PDT then 3-6 mph by early Thursday morning.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 12-18 mph gusting to 28 mph decreasing to 9-14
                    mph after 2200 PDT then 5-7 mph by early Thursday morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....95-98.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 5-8 mph around 0900 increasing to
                    8-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......North 5-8 mph increasing to 10-15 mph gusting to 25 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$

Forecaster...Wister
Requested by...Steven Knight
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.DELDT 07/10/24
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.EMAIL steven.knight@usda.gov