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FNUS76 KPDT 152049
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Court Rock...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
149 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on August 16.
***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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...An upper level low will exit the region tonight
as a new low pressure system develops off the coast. Dry weather
is expected through Saturday morning with a slight chance of rain
showers by Saturday afternoon. Winds will be light terrain
driven through Saturday morning.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....73-77.
Min humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light terrain driven winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near surface early in the morning then 7000 ft AGL
                    in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Temp............49     58     66     72     74     75
RH..............84     61     47     36     28     26
20 ft wind......SE 3   S 3    SW 3   SW 4   W 4    NW 4

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....49-52.
Max humidity........65-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light terrain driven winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light north winds.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....North 6 to to 9 mph early in the evening,
                    then becoming light overnight.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....82-86.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light terrain driven winds becoming south 6 to 10 mph
                    with gusts to around 16 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming south 7 to 12 mph gusts to
                    18 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near surface early in the morning then 12200 ft AGL in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming south 15 to 20 mph.
Haines Index........3 to 5 or very low to moderate potential for
                    large plume dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Vescio
Requested by...Kyle Myers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/15/24
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.EMAIL kyle.myers@usda.gov