Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
680 FNUS76 KPDT 172047 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Columbia River Fire...Franklin County Fire Dist 3 National Weather Service Pendleton OR 147 PM PDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 PDT on June 17. ***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...Breezy winds will continue through this evening behind the exit of an upper low pressure system. Wind direction will be primarily from the southwest through Tuesday, however, short-term guidance indicates winds turning to the northwest late this afternoon into the evening. Isolated light rain showers will be possible through this afternoon. Dry and warming conditions with winds less than 10 mph will develop tomorrow, and continue through the latter half of the week. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of showers. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....71-74. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 14 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, turning to the northwest in the early evening. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 17 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, turning to the northwest in the early evening. Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 16 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Chance of rain showers in the evening. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 50. Max humidity........71-76 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph through the late evening, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 12 to 17 mph through the late evening, becoming southwest 5 to 12 mph overnight. Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....74-77. Min humidity........20-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Lawhorn Requested by...Jason Langstom Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416298.0/PDT .DELDT 06/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jlangston@fcfd3.org