107  
FNUS76 KPDT 091624  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION 7 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
924 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 09.  
***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
 
EXCELLENT (GREATER THAN 80%) OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
LAST NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH,  
LEADING TO HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER AND A 1-3%  
DROP IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FROM THURSDAY. DIURNAL WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TODAY, BUT MORE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY TOMORROW AS A  
WEAK SYSTEM SKIRTS THE AREA. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER 5 PM SATURDAY WITH AROUND 0.01".  
SHOWERY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY WITH WETTING  
RAIN AMOUNTS EXPECTED.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH  
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 75 67 62 56 53  
RH..............21 24 34 43 51 58  
20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 4 NW 4 NW 4 W 3 NW 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 5 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT) AFTER 2300.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NEAR  
SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE  
(15-20 PERCENT) OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 5 PM.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.13 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY  
11 AM, PEAKING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BY 11 AM, PEAKING BETWEEN  
3 PM AND 7 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...PERRY  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM HENDERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 05/09/25  
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