062  
FNUS76 KPQR 061932  
FWSPQR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VOODOO CHILD...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1132 AM PST WED DEC 6 2023  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND  
CONTINUED RAINFALL. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE  
PACIFIC NW FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING LIGHT WINDS AND DISSIPATING  
SHOWERS.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
CWR.................77 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).  
HAINES INDEX (MID)..4 (LOW).  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................77 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).  
HAINES INDEX (MID)..4 (LOW).  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).  
HAINES INDEX (MID)..4 (LOW).  
 
 
FORECASTER...MUHLESTEIN  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2326561.0/PQR  
.DELDT 12/06/23  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AHJOHNSON@BLM.GOV  
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