782
FNUS76 KPDT 191904
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1204 PM PDT FRI APR 19 2019
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON APRIL 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
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON
TODAY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AT THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1500-1700.
THE AIR MASS IS UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL CUMULUS
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. SHOWERS WILL END SATURDAY, AND
WINDS WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE DAY.
***THANK YOU FOR THE OBSERVATIONS. VERY HELPFUL!***
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY
AFTER 1400.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
9-14 MPH WITH STRONGEST WINDS AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST-WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
10-16 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH
DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST-NORTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-12 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO
20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
FORECASTER...WISTER
REQUESTED BY...SAM PEARCY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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