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Spot Forecast for Falls Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
334 PM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 MDT on July 13.
***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 SUNDAY FOR DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...Dry and unstable conditions persist for the area.
Winds are expected to increase tomorrow as a weak weather system
moves through the region. Thunderstorms are not expected to
directly impact the site on Sunday, however outflow winds from
nearby storms may lead to gusty and erratic winds. Unstable
conditions are expected to stabilize by Monday, however above-
average temperatures and very low RHs will continue for the near-
future.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Haze and areas of
                    smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 13 mph, shifting more Northwest
                    by sunset.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds around 10 to 15 mph, shifting more
                    Northwest by sunset.
Mixing height.......11200 ft AGL early in the evening, becoming
                    near-surface overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....92-95.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
                    West at 7 to 14 mph by the afternoon with
                    gusts up to 20 mph at times.
Ridgetop wind.......West-Southwest winds at 6 to 12 mph,
                    increasing to 12 to 20 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......12400 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 18 mph.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Haze through the
                    night.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....54-57.
Max humidity........36-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 7 to 13 mph early in the evening,
                    decreasing to 5 to 8 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph early in the evening,
                    becoming Northwest at 5 to 10 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL early in the evening, becoming
                    near-surface overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph early, decreasing
                    to 6 mph overnight.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....89-92.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......8800 ft AGL by the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West-Northwest around 12 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Evans
Requested by...Scott MacDonald
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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