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Spot Forecast for Darlene 3...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
337 PM PDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on June 30.
***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...Winds at the surface will be northwesterly and mostly
between 5 to 9 mph through the period with periods of calm winds mostly
overnight. Dry and warm conditions will remain across the fire area with
daytime RH values in the moderate range of 30-35% tomorrow as cooler
air rolls overhead then will dip to poor range below 25% Monday when a
dry air mass moves back in. Overnight recoveries Sunday into Monday
will be excellent with over 95-100% RH values expected.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....73-78.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming Northwesterly 4 to 6 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwesterly winds 4 to 6 mph in increasing to
                    5 to 7 mph the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....36-42.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwesterly winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening
                    becoming light overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwesterly winds 7 to 9 mph in the evening
                    becoming 4 to 6 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....74-79.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwesterly 5 to 7 mph in
                    the afternoon near 2 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwesterly 5 to 7 mph increasing to 7 to 9
                    in the afternoon near 2 PM
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 13 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...Natalie Kuntz
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416935.0/PDT
.DELDT 06/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL natale.kuntz@usda.gov