314  
FNUS76 KPDT 250111  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BACHELOR COMPLEX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
611 PM PDT THU OCT 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.  
***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 THIRD OF AN INCH OF OF RAIN.  
 
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN NEAR SURFACE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SOLOMON  
REQUESTED BY...DAN NORSKOG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2424852.0/PDT  
.DELDT 10/24/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL.NORSKOG@USDA.GOV  
 
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