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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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303 FNUS76 KPDT 161630 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Iskuulpa...ODF National Weather Service Pendleton OR 930 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on July 16. ***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. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION...Hot, dry, and unstable conditions continue for the region. Main concern over the next 36 hours will be the arrival of a weather system that could produce dry thunderstorms for the area, primarily during the morning and afternoon hours on Wednesday. Confidence is on the lower end as to the exact coverage of thunderstorms, but current thinking is that the greatest threat for storms lies west of the site. Otherwise, expect winds of less than 10 mph with shifting directions. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....93-95. Min humidity........8-13 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West to northwest winds 4 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 6 mph late in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West to northwest winds 5 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the west around 9 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM Temp............74 81 84 86 89 91 92 92 94 92 90 86 RH..............32 26 21 19 17 15 13 13 13 14 18 21 20 FT wind dir..VRB W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW E 20 FT wind spd..3 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT wind gust. 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Slight chance of showers and dry thunderstorms early in the morning. CWR.................2 percent. LAL.................1 until 0500, then 2. Min temperature.....68-72. Max humidity........25-30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4 to 7 mph becoming east to southeast less than 5 mph during in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early in the morning. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph becoming east to southeast around 5 mph during the evening. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL through the night. Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph shifting to the east to southeast 7 to 10 mph early in the evening. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and dry thunderstorms. CWR.................2 percent. LAL.................2 until 1700, then 1. Max temperature.....94-97. Min humidity........14-19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East to northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......East to northeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 9 mph shifting to the north to northeast late in the morning, then shifting to the west around 8 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Perry Requested by...Thompson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418183.0/PDT .DELDT 07/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL orbmc@firenet.gov