618
FNUS76 KPDT 250216
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY 85/86...USFS HEPPNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
716 PM PDT WED APR 24 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 PDT ON APRIL 24.
***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 WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING, AND THERE IS AN EXCELLENT CHANCE (80%) OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRIDAY WILL BE MET WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS
OVER THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. A TENTH OF AN INCH IS LIKELY
AT THE BURN SITE, AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF 0.25" OF RAIN WITH
THIS SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE RIDGETOPS LATE
THURSDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 5-11 MPH WITH STRONGEST WINDS
BEFORE 2200 PDT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
1300 PDT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
10-15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
FORECASTER...WISTER
REQUESTED BY...JON ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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