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FNUS76 KPDT 070055
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Spot Forecast for East Beaver...OR-WSA
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
455 PM PST Wed Nov 6 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1700 PST on November 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.

.DISCUSSION...Upper level ridging and surface high pressure will
keep conditions dry and winds calm at the fire site through the
period. High temperatures will be warming about 4 degrees from
Wednesday to Thursday as afternoon humidities drop 11%. Excellent
overnight recoveries are anticipated. Clear skies overnight will
attribute to a cold Thursday morning, with temperatures dropping
into the mid to upper 20s. Frost is also likely Thursday morning
at the fire area. Winds will be shifting Thursday due to diurnal
and terrain effects, shifting from the south in the morning, to
the east through the afternoon, and to the north in the evening.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....50-53.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 2 to 5 mph becoming north.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (PST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
Temp............45     40     38     36     34     31
RH..............53     60     63     64     65     66
20 ft wind......E 4    NE 3   N 3    N 3    NW 2   NW 2
20 ft wind gust.6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Widespread frost
                    after 3 am.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 1 to 4 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 2 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 7 mph shifting to the south around 8
                    mph overnight.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Widespread frost early in
                    the morning, then areas of frost early in the
                    morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....54-57.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 2 to 5 mph becoming southeast by
                    noon, turning from the east by 3 PM, then
                    northeast by 5 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 3 to 6 mph becoming southeast by
                    noon, turning from the east by 3 PM, then
                    northeast by 5 PM.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 8 mph shifting to the northeast
                    around 5 mph late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Callihan
Requested by...Gary Sampson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/06/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL inez.jones@ctwsbnr.org,charles.hudson@ctwsbnr.org,joel.thompson@ctwsbnr.org,gary.sampson@ctwsbnr.org