627  
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  
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.DELDT 04/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JONATHON.L.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV  
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