975  
FNUS76 KPDT 231548  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK MCKAY PILE RX...BIA-OR-UMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
748 AM PST MON DEC 23 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 23.  
***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 DEPARTING SYSTEM TODAY SHOULD GIVE A BRIEF RESPITE  
TO RAIN AND SNOW AT THE SITE, BUT BY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS EXPECT  
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION AS ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES  
ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO  
SOUTHEAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. CONDITIONS SHOULD RELAX AGAIN BY LATER  
TUESDAY, BUT THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BRIEF WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM ON  
THE HEELS OF THIS ONE INTO WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR  
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (PST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM  
TEMP............35 39 42 42 37 37  
RH..............98 88 79 78 87 82  
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 11 18 18  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN  
THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 95 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR  
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................95 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO  
14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GOATLEY  
REQUESTED BY...SYDNEY THOMPSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 12/23/24  
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.EMAIL SYDNEYTHOMPSON@CTUIR.ORG,THOMPSON9076@GMAIL.COM  
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