Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
157 FNUS76 KPDT 260911 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Darlene 3...Oregon State Fire Marshal National Weather Service Pendleton OR 211 AM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0300 PDT on June 26. ***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...Winds will begin shifting to the southwest and then west-southwest during the later morning into beginning of the afternoon timeframe today, with breezy conditions of 20 to 30 mph possible. Winds remain breezy through the evening before becoming light and downslope/downvalley overnight. Thursday lighter winds are expected, shifting further to the west to northwest during the morning hours, becoming light again tomorrow night. A few passing showers noted near the site as of this forecast, but expect this activity to be moving away from the site over the next couple of hours with very low chances (<10%) of any new precipitation today. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) then becoming partly sunny (55-65 percent). Haze and areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........18-23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph becoming west-southwest by the late morning and afternoon at 10 to 16 mph. Gusts 20 to 30 mph by the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph becoming west-southwest by the late morning and afternoon at 12 to 18 mph. Gusts 20 to 30 mph by the afternoon. Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 to 20 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Patchy smoke in the evening, then areas of smoke overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........90-95 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts 15 to 20 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest 3 to 6 mph after midnight. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts 15 to 20 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest 4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....71-74. Min humidity........22-27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west to northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 12 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west to northwest 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 to 12 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Goatley Requested by...Chris Schimmer Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416729.0/PDT .DELDT 06/26/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christopher.schimmer@portlandoregon.gov