Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
927 FNUS76 KPDT 010351 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Little George RX...US Forest Service National Weather Service Pendleton OR 851 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 2100 PDT on May 31. ***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 shortwave trough will pass across the region on Saturday, with minimal impacts expected from the system. Winds shouldn`t see a significant increase, but will become more westerly in nature. Temperatures will drop a few degrees as well, but a significant cold front is not expected either, and any shower chances are expected at 10% chance or less. A stronger system will begin approaching on Sunday however, promoting much gustier southwesterly winds with a chance at rainfall during the afternoon. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....49-52. Max humidity........50-55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the south 5 to 6 mph overnight. Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 5 to 8 mph overnight. Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....South around 6 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....64-67. Min humidity........31-36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....West around 9 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 50. Max humidity........68-73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of rain in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....61-64. Min humidity........37-42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 22 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Goatley Requested by...Brady Mock Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415452.0/PDT .DELDT 05/31/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brady.mock@usda.gov