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FNUS76 KPDT 011413
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for FTJ RX...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
713 AM PDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on October 01.
***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...Shortwave trough moves across the region today,
but will have a minimal impact on the site. Minimum humidities
will be very low, at around 10%, with south winds becoming west
around 5 to 10 mph. Clouds move in tonight, with good recoveries
overnight and minimum humidities in the teens tomorrow.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Haze late in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....74-77.
Min humidity........7-12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west
late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL late in the morning.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 14 mph shifting to the west 10 to 14
                    mph late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Temp............46     53     65     72     74     72
RH..............26     22     14     12     11     14
20 ft wind......SE 7   S 8    S 7    S 7    W 7    W 6
20 ft wind gust.8      10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (45-55 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....45-48.
Max humidity........61-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph becoming light and
drainage overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light and
drainage overnight.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL early in the evening.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....62-65.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 8 mph early in
                    the morning, then shifting to the northwest
                    late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph early in
the  morning, shifting to the northwest late
in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 14 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Goatley
Requested by...Kevin Bomberger
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2423289.1/PDT
.DELDT 10/01/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kevin.bomberger@usda.gov