567
FNUS76 KPDT 071005
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR PUDERBAUGH 502...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
305 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 07.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10-MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER***
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM THE
TRANSPORT WIND MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING
HEIGHT IN 100'S OF FEET. INDEX CATEGORIES
ARE A GENERALIZED INDICATOR ONLY.***
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, PLEASE
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (541) 276-8134.
DISCUSSION
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND MID LEVEL JET ALOFT WILL RESULT IN
SURFACE WINDS PICKING UP WESTERLY MOMENTUM THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS AT 8 AM ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED IN THE 5 TO 8 MPH
RANGE. BY NOON, EXPECT WINDS SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND
GUSTS OF 25 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY (DOWN TO 10 MPH)
BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 17 TO 24 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (860) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 NOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (160) DECREASING TO POOR (30) OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30) INCREASING TO FAIR (240) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...RUSSELL
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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