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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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929 FNUS76 KPDT 141849 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Cougar Creek Fire...WADNR NE IMT #1 National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1149 AM PDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 PDT on August 14. ***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 will persist through today with light winds across the fire today. Daytime RHs will be moderate with excellent overnight recoveries. A shortwave will bring enhanced chances for thunderstorms in the afternoon Thursday (10-15%) with slight chances (less than 10%) of wetting rains. Winds will be generally less than 7 mph with gusty and erratic winds near thunderstorms. Friday will see calmer conditions with light winds and dry conditions. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Haze and areas of smoke overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....54-60. Max humidity........49-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds overnight. Ridgetop wind.......North-northwest winds 3 to 5 mph. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL late in the evening. Transport winds.....Light winds. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Haze through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................7 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....64-75. Min humidity........37-46 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 5 to 7 mph around 2 PM. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......North-northwest winds 3 to 5 mph becoming north around around 2 PM. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....North around 5 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................33 percent. LAL.................3. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........67-75 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest winds 7 to 9 mph shifting to the south-southeast near 11 PM. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of rain showers. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....63-74. Min humidity........41-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 3 to 5 mph. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....South around 7 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Bennese Requested by...Eric Krausz Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420229.0/PDT .DELDT 08/14/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL eric.krausz@dnr.wa.gov