943  
FNUS76 KPDT 210055  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST BEAVER...OR-WSA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
455 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 21.  
***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
 
THE STRONG, UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED  
OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSTABLE WEATHER ACROSS THE FIRE  
SITE. PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES  
(60-70%) AT THE FIRE LOCATION THURSDAY BEFORE CHANCES INCREASE  
(75-95%) ON FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING SURFACE FRONT. WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THURSDAY, BUT WILL BECOME BREEZY ON  
FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSING FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH  
POSSIBLE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE  
INCREASING 1-4 DEGREES EACH DAY, AS AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HOVER  
AROUND 80% BOTH DAYS WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE  
IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................17 PERCENT INCREASING TO 35 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 2  
TO 7 MPH AFTER 10 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (PST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM  
TEMP............37 42 43 43 42 39  
RH..............96 89 85 86 88 92  
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 SE 2 S 3 S 2 E 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 5 5  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................35 PERCENT INCREASING TO 72 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN DECREASING TO 51  
PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE AFTER 5 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6  
TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). RAIN.  
CWR.................51 PERCENT DECREASING TO 28 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MORNING,  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 31  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING  
TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOEL THOMPSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2427126.0/PDT  
.DELDT 11/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOEL.THOMPSON@CTWSBNR.ORG  
 
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