Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
883 FNUS76 KPDT 211123 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Tiddly Winks RX 8, 9...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 423 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 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...A weak frontal boundary moving through the area today will increase light rain chances by the late afternoon, while winds between 5 to 10 mph will turn from southwest to the northwest early in the afternoon, then turn west by the evening hours. A stronger upper low moving in over night will continue rain chances into the morning hours Wednesday, while winds west winds overnight will increase to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Afternoon RHs will improve slightly today, with excellent overnight recovery tonight. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming cloudy (85-95 percent). Slight chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers late in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent increasing to 18 percent late in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....63-66. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 8 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 6 to 13 mph increasing to around 20 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM Temp............39 51 59 62 61 56 RH..............64 42 33 30 40 52 20 ft wind......SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 NW 8 NW 8 W 8 20 ft wind gust. 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of rain showers early in the evening, then rain showers likely early in the evening. Chance of rain showers late in the evening. CWR.................18 percent decreasing to 3 percent early in the morning. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........88-93 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 16 to 20 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers late in the morning. CWR.................3 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....50-53. Min humidity........37-42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 9 mph increasing becoming 10 to 14 mph late in the morning. Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 17 to 26 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Lawhorn Requested by...Jessie Creech Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414578.1/PDT .DELDT 05/21/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jessie.creech@usda.gov