Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
137 FNUS76 KPDT 260056 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Darlene 3 Fire...Deschuites County SO/USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 556 PM PDT Tue Jun 25 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 PDT on June 25. ***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...Precipitation from high-based convection is unlikely overnight (<20% chance). Southwest to west winds late this afternoon are expected to become northwest this evening before transitioning to lighter downslope and downvalley winds overnight. Winds will increase in magnitude from the southwest to west by mid-morning Wednesday, peaking during the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Areas of smoke overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....47-50. Max humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-8 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the evening becoming downslope and downvalley 2-4 mph after midnight. Ridgetop wind.......North to northeast 9-14 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the evening, becoming southwest 8-12 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 450-550 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest 5-8 mph, becoming south-southwest 2-5 mph after midnight. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....76-79. Min humidity........20-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-9 mph with gusts to 20 mph becoming west-southwest 12-15 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph by late morning and afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8-12 mph with gusts to 25 mph becoming west-southwest 15-18 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph by late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 6800-7800 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....36-39. Max humidity........82-87 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6-10 mph with gusts of 15 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest 2-5 mph after midnight. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7-11 mph with gusts of 15 mph in the evening, becoming west-southwest 3-6 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 600-1200 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 10-15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....72-75. Min humidity........23-28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 5-8 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 4-8 mph, becoming 7-11 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 5500-6000 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....West 8-12 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Plunkett Requested by...Nathan Garibay Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416706.0/PDT .DELDT 06/25/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nathan.garibay@deschutes.org