Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
011 FNUS76 KPDT 030010 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for South Fork...USDA Forest Service National Weather Service Pendleton OR 510 PM PDT Tue Jul 2 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 PDT on July 02. ***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...The upper level ridge will continue to bring very dry air along with it. The dry air will lead to moderate daytime RH values falling near 45% today and dropping to near 30% tomorrow. Overnight recoveries will be in the good range cresting 70%. Winds will be mostly from the north and northwest with sustained winds between 10 to 14 mph decreasing slightly to 5 to 8 mph this evening near 7PM and overnight before increasing back to and shifting more west at 5 to 7 mph around 8 AM. Winds will be slightly higher along the ridgelines. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........42-48 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest 15 to 18 mph. Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 17 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 50. Max humidity........73-78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest winds 10 to 13 mph. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 16 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....71-74. Min humidity........25-30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 7 to 9 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Bennese Requested by...Joshua James Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2417149.3/PDT .DELDT 07/02/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL joshua.james@usda.gov