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FNUS76 KPDT 230932
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Spot Forecast for Dairy RX...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
232 AM PDT Fri Jun 23 2017

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on June 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...High pressure aloft will continue over the region and 
the burn area with warmer temperatures and dry conditions. Winds 
will be light and mostly diurnally terrain driven both today and 
Saturday. Inversions will break by around 11 AM. Until then smoke 
may be trapped in the valleys and canyons.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....83. 
Min humidity........12 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope less than 5 mph early becoming
                    upslope/up valley 3-7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast 2-5 mph early becoming northeast
                    5-10 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near surface then 4000-5300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Variable 1-5 mph early becoming northeast
                    7-13 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 (low). 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....46-48. 
Max humidity........69-71 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Becoming drainage 1-5 mph after dark.
Ridgetop wind.......Becoming northeast 2-6 mph after dark.
Mixing height.......2800-4400 ft AGL then near surface. 
Transport winds.....Becoming variable 1-5 mph after dark.
Haines Index........4 (low). 

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....89-91.
Min humidity........12-14 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 1-5 mph early becoming upslope/up
                    Valley 3-7 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Variable 2-6 mph early becoming northeast
                    5-10 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Near surface then 7300 ft AGL late in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Variable 1-5 mph early becoming northeast
                    7-13 mph in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 (moderate). 

$$

Forecaster...Cloutier
Requested by...Tim Boyce
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1711469.0/PDT
.EMAIL ecate@blm.gov