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FNUS76 KPDT 171509
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Canteen...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
809 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on April 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...Upper level ridging moves into the fire area from
the west and southwest today, which will keep skies clear through
Friday and winds light and diurnal. North flow aloft will
attribute to cooler and drier conditions today, with highs
dropping several degrees from Wednesday as afternoon humidities
reach into the mid 20s. Moderate overnight recoveries tonight,
but will become excellent Saturday morning onward.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....53-56.
Min humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    northwest late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......North to northwest winds 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    north 10 to 14 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............36  41  43  47  49  51  53  53  53  54  53  50
RH..............45  37  34  30  29  28  27  28  29  31  33  38
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....32-36.
Max humidity........54-59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL early in the evening becoming near
                    surface.
Transport winds.....North winds 5 to 11 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....58-62.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4 to 7 mph becoming south 5 to
                    8 mph late in the morning then shifting to the
                    west 5 to 7 mph after 1400.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph becoming south to
                    southwest 6 to 10 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......Near surface rising to 4600 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to
                    the southwest around 8 mph early in the
                    afternoon then shifting to the northwest around
                    12 mph late in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Perry
Requested by...Campbell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510872.0/PDT
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jonathon.l.campbell@usda.gov