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Spot Forecast for Elk Lane Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
231 PM PDT Sat Aug 10 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 11.
***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 will generally be less than 10mph and from the
northwest in the afternoons, with wind shifts occurring between
11AM to 2PM. Winds will become lighter and shift to the southwest
in the late overnight hours (~1AM). A weather system moving into
the region Monday will bring cooler conditions with improved
afternoon RHs from teens Sunday to lower to mid 20s Monday.
Overnight recoveries will be good to excellent. Overnight
inversions will lift between 10AM to 12PM, then redevelop
between 8PM to 10PM.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west
 after 11AM, then shifting to the north
5 to 10 mph by 2PM.
Mixing height.......7900 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Haze.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....56-59.
Max humidity........72-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 4 to 6 mph after 1AM.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL early in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....82-85.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 5 to 10 mph after 11AM.
Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Kathy Rood
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL katherine.reed@usda.gov