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Spot Forecast for THORP RD FIRE...YAKIMA CO FPD #5
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
858 AM PDT Sat Jul 6 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on July 06.
***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.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Hot, dry conditions with very low minimum RH and poor
overnight RH recovery are expected through the weekend and into next
week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....100-103.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 3-8 mph, gusting to 15 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10-15 mph, gusting 15-20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8800-9300 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7-11 mph.
Haines Index........3 to 5 or very low to moderate potential for
                    large plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
Temp............83  87  91  93  95  98  99  99  100 99  98  94
RH..............25  22  19  17  16  14  13  12  10  14  14  17
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.10  10              10  10  10  13  13  13  13

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....68-71.
Max humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5-10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 10-15, gusting to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 600-800 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8-12 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 8-12 mph early in the evening.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....101-104.
Min humidity........9-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-8 mph shifting to the
                    south to southwest mid-morning and afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5-8 mph shifting to the
                    south to southwest mid-morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7800-8300 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 4-7 mph shifting to the west mid-afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...JOEY WEEDIN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417436.2/PDT
.DELDT 07/06/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dispatch@ycfd5.org