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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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366 FNUS76 KPDT 100348 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Elk Lane Fire...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 848 PM PDT Fri Aug 9 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 10. ***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...A weather system currently bearing down on the Pacific Northwest will bring shower and thunderstorm chances primarily to the Washington Cascades during the day tomorrow. There is a very slight chance that a stray cell forms off the Oregon Cascades and impacts the site, but confidence in this occurring is very low. Outside of storm chances, expect generally light northwest to north winds during the day and gradually cooling conditions, leading to improving RH recoveries over the coming days. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Haze. Marginal chance for showers and thunderstorms (15 percent) between 2 PM and 7 PM. CWR.................3 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....89-92. Min humidity........16-21 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds around 5 mph early, shifting to the North at 6 to 12 mph by the afternoon. Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL by the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph early, becoming Northwest around 12 mph by the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke in the evening, then haze overnight. CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 60. Max humidity........67-72 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North-Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph early in the evening, shifting to the Southwest around 5 mph overnight. Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL early in the evening, decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph, becoming Southwest around 6 mph overnight. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Haze. CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 90. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds early becoming Northwest 5 to 10 mph by the afternoon. Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL by the afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 6 mph, becoming Northwest around 12 mph by the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Evans Requested by...Kathy Reed Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420012.0/PDT .DELDT 08/09/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL katherine.reed@usda.gov