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Spot Forecast for Highway 24 RX...USFWS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
412 PM PDT Tue Mar 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on March 19.
***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...An upper level system will be passing over the fire
area Wednesday evening, with the best chance (25%) of a light
shower between 7 PM Wednesday through 1 AM Thursday. Minimal
accumulations of around a trace to 0.01" are expected during this
timeframe. A passing warm front Wednesday will lead to shifting
winds through the day and increasing through the evening. Breezy
southwest winds on Thursday behind the cold front will occur,
with gusts of up to 25 mph through the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    cloudy (85-95 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....55-58.
Min humidity........37-42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East southeast winds 3 to 7 mph shifting to
                    the north 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20
                    mph by 2 PM.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the evening.
CWR.................3 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........70-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North northeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
                    20 mph shifting to the east 6 to 12 mph with
                    gusts up to 15 mph by 10 PM, then shifting
                    from the west by midnight.
                    southwest 6 to 11 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....60-63.
Min humidity........29-34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
                    between 20 and 25 mph, peaking between noon
                    and 4 PM.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph.

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Forecaster...Callihan
Requested by...Thomas Boggs
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506746.2/PDT
.DELDT 03/18/25
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.EMAIL thomas_boggs@fws.gov