469  
FNUS76 KPDT 101215  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION 7 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
515 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 10.  
***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
 
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRING SOME INSTABILITY  
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A 22% PROBABILITY  
OF THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM BOTH TODAY AND  
TOMORROW. DAYTIME RHS WILL BE LOW TODAY (18-23%) INCREASING  
OVERNIGHT AND REACHING GOOD/MODERATE TOMORROW (38-43%)  
WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST BELOW 10 MPH.  
HOWEVER, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.22 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH AROUND 5 PM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 7 TO 9 MPH AROUND 5 PM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
BEGINNING AROUND 5 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 59 69 76 78 76  
RH..............61 53 37 28 23 26  
20 FT WIND......N 2 SW 3 SW 3 W 5 NW 6 NW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 11 11  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.22 PERCENT DECREASING TO 13 PERCENT NEAR 8PM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 83 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.16-22 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AROUND NOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
AROUND NOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 14  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BENNESE  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HENDERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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