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FNUS76 KPDT 050121
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Tiger Creek...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
621 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 PDT on October 04.
***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...Dry conditions will persist through the forecast
period. The front has moved out of the fire area, however, winds
will remain elevated through much of the evening and overnight
before settling slightly tomorrow morning and becoming variable.
Overnight RHs will be good ranging 39-42% before dropping slightly
during the day Saturday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers early in the evening.
CWR.................7 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....39-42.
Max humidity........86-91 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL early in the evening then 500 ft AGL
                    late in the evening.
Transport winds.....West 18 to 24 mph becoming southwest 8 to 13
                    mph overnight.
Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Temp............42     41     41     41     40     40
RH..............91     88     84     83     84     80
20 ft wind......W 14   W 15   W 15   W 10   SW 8   SW 8
20 ft wind gust.19     19     19     17     12     12

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph in the morning becoming
                    light.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 7 to 10 mph in the morning becoming
                    3 to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL late in the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast
                    around 7 mph late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........35-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph
                    around 5 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds 3 to 5 mph becoming southeast 8
                    to 10 mph around 5 PM.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL late in the morning.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........2 to 3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...Nathan Morga
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2423581.1/PDT
.DELDT 10/04/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nathan.morga@usda.gov