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Spot Forecast for Red Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
351 PM PDT Mon Aug 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 13.
***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...Dry conditions and cooler temperatures will prevail
through Wednesday.  Winds will generally be light from a westerly
direction and 10 mph or less.  MIN RH values will be around 35 to 40
percent with excellent overnight recoveries.

By Thursday, an upper low and trough will move onshore in the Pacific
Northwest.  Rain chances will increase (20-30%), and it is possible that there
could be wetting rain, though amount will likely be less than 0.10 inches
at this point.  There is also slight chances (20%) of thunderstorms.
Rain and thunderstorm chances will decrease later Thursday into early
Friday before increasing again later Friday into Saturday (20-30%) with a
slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....59-62.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....39-42.
Max humidity........83-88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest late.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....65-68.
Min humidity........38-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northwest during the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around 40. Highs
around 60.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.

$$
Forecaster...Nierenberg
Requested by...Steve Hammond
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL 2024.red.plans@firenet.gov