Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
702 FNUS76 KPDT 282147 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Big Eddy Blocks 2 and 3...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 247 PM PDT Tue May 28 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 trough of low pressure will exit the region Wednesday with a ridge of high pressure building Thursday into Friday. Dry weather will prevail with diurnally and slope-driven winds. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....61-64. Min humidity........25-30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Variable or drainage winds early morning, becoming north winds 4-7 mph mid-morning with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5 mph early morning, becoming north-northeast 5-8 mph by mid-morning with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 6000-6500 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....West-northwest 7-12 mph. Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM Temp............41 49 55 59 61 57 RH..............69 52 38 31 30 35 20 ft wind......VRB 5 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 7 NW 7 20 ft wind gust. 8 10 14 14 14 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....33-36. Max humidity........84-89 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 3-6 mph in the evening becoming light. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 3-6 mph in the evening becoming light. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 200-500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest 6-10 mph in the evening and overnight becoming light. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....69-71. Min humidity........21-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light slope-driven winds becoming north 5-8 mph with gusts of 10-14 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Light slope-driven winds becoming north 5-8 mph with gusts of 10-14 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 5500-6500 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....Light winds becoming northwest 5-10 mph late morning. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Plunkett Requested by...Jeff Crawford Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415226.0/PDT .DELDT 05/28/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jeffrey.crawford@usda.gov