Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
025 FNUS76 KPDT 291328 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Little George Rx 84...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 628 AM PDT Wed May 29 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 29. ***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 system will pass across the fire area today, allowing cloud cover to increase through the morning as rain chances (30-40%) materialize through the afternoon and early evening. The best chance for showers will be between 3PM and 8PM as isolated thunderstorms will be possible between 5PM and 8PM. Rain amounts of 0.02 and 0.04 of an inch are anticipated, but may be closer to 0.07 of an inch if a mature storm cell develops over the fire area. High temperatures will be about 15 degrees cooler today than yesterday, with a 5% drop in min RH. Clearing clouds overnight, with drier and warmer conditions on Thursday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....49-52. Min humidity........39-44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West-southwest winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to around 28 mph. Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming mostly clear (10-20 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....33-36. Max humidity........77-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 28 mph decreasing between 15 and 20 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 13 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to between 20 and 25 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL in the evening. Transport winds.....West around 23 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....53-56. Min humidity........36-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable in the morning before shifting to the southeast 3 to 6 mph early in the afternoon then shifting east-northeast 5 to 10 mph by mid-afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable in the morning before shifting to the southeast 4 to 8 mph early in the afternoon then shifting east-northeast 6 to 12 mph by mid-afternoon Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Callihan Requested by...Tara Mackleit Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415257.0/PDT .DELDT 05/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL tara.mackleit@usda.gov