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Spot Forecast for Cougar Creek...WA SE Type 3 IMT - Team 3
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
727 PM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 17.
***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...A low pressure system riding up the coast will
bring slight chances of isolated thunderstorms to the area late
Wednesday morning through the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
will be possible with abundant lighting. Winds will be less than
10 mph, with east winds tomorrow afternoon, and north winds
Thursday afternoon. RHs will be in the teens, with poor overnight
recoveries.


.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Haze in the
                    morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    morning. Slight chance of sprinkles through the
                    day. Slight chance of dry thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................4 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....96-99.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east 4 to 7 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......8100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Haze overnight.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 70.
Max humidity........39-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 4 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    around 5 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Haze in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 100.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 4 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Ryan Scharnhorst
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/16/24
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.EMAIL ryan_scharnhorst@firenet.gov