FNUS76 KPDT 090021 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Thor 7...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 521 PM PDT Thu May 8 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 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...A ridge of high pressure will remain over the Pacific Northwest through Saturday afternoon. Warm, dry conditions accompanied by diurnally and terrain-driven winds, and good overnight RH recovery are forecast for the burn site. A low-pressure system will approach from the Pacific late Saturday, with a very low chance of showers and thunderstorms (2-5%) late afternoon and evening. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-70 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.1 percent. Max temperature.....76-79. Min humidity........14-19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South to southwest winds 2-5 mph early morning, becoming southwest winds 6-9 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph by late morning. Ridgetop wind.......South to southwest winds 2-5 mph early morning, becoming southwest winds 7-11 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph by late morning. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500-8000 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....South 5-10 mph early morning, becoming southwest 12-17 mph by late morning. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............48 62 72 76 77 74 RH..............59 39 25 17 17 21 20 ft wind......S 4 S 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 W 8 20 ft wind gust.6 6 10 12 12 13 .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-75 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....43-46. Max humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West to northwest winds 3-6 mph in the evening, becoming drainage winds 1-4 mph overnight. Ridgetop wind.......West to northwest winds 5-8 mph in the evening, becoming south to southeast winds 2-5 mph overnight. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 600-800 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West to northwest 4-8 mph in the evening, becoming south 2-5 mph overnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.2 percent. Max temperature.....72-75. Min humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South to southwest winds 2-5 mph early morning, becoming southwest 6-10 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph by late morning. Ridgetop wind.......South to southwest winds 2-5 mph early morning, becoming southwest 7-11 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph by late morning. Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000-8500 ft AGL by afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 5-10 mph early morning, increasing to 12-17 mph by late morning. $$ Forecaster...Plunkett Requested by...Jeff Crawford Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2513579.0/PDT .DELDT 05/08/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jeffrey.crawford@usda.gov