964  
FNUS76 KPDT 250110  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEACHCOMB RX_1025...OR-WSA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
610 PM PDT THU OCT 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.  
***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
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL  
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. AN APPROACHING  
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE CLOUDS FRIDAY NIGHT  
ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL  
BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BEFORE A COLD  
FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY  
SUNDAY PROVIDING AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF OF RAIN.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
TEMP............31 38 45 53 56 53  
RH..............78 65 50 41 37 41  
20 FT WIND......V 2 V 3 S 4 S 5 NE 5 N 5  
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 6 6 6  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN NEAR SURFACE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SOLOMON  
REQUESTED BY...ANTONE MOODY (FEMO)  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 10/24/24  
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.EMAIL ANTONE.MOODY@CTWSBNR.ORG  
 
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