Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
554 FNUS76 KPDT 122220 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Big Eddy Block 1...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 320 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on June 13. ***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...Dry conditions are expected with relatively light winds. MIN RH values will be about 15 to 20 percent each day, with excellent recovery THursday night. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....81-84. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the southeast late in the afternoon shifting to the northwest late in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming north 5 to 10 in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Light winds becoming south around 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the west 8 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM Temp............52 65 73 79 81 76 RH..............46 33 25 22 22 26 20 ft wind......NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 SE 6 SE 6 NW 7 20 ft wind gust. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming clear (0-10 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (25-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....41-44. Max humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west late in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west, then southwest by daybreak. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....70-73. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest late in the morning. Ridgetop wind.......West to southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming north during the afternoon. Mixing height.......7400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Nierenberg Requested by...Jeff Crawford Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2416050.0/PDT .DELDT 06/12/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jeffrey.crawford@usda.gov