FNUS76 KPDT 091123 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Rock Creek RX...US Forest Service National Weather Service Pendleton OR 423 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 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...Quiet day expected today with light, terrain-driven winds and building high clouds before winds pick up on Saturday ahead of an oncoming weather system. Rain is expected to hold off until Sunday, but precipitation is expected to become intermittent for several days starting Sunday afternoon. RH recoveries will increase over the next several days as this oncoming system brings in moisture and cooler temperatures. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming Northeast 5 to 8 mph by the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, shifting more West throughout the day. Mixing height.......5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph early in the morning, then shifting to the Northwest late in the afternoon. TIME (PDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............46 58 66 73 77 77 RH..............50 42 35 30 30 30 20 ft wind......NW 3 E 3 E 4 NE 4 NE 4 N 6 20 ft wind gust. 6 6 7 10 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....49-52. Max humidity........55-60 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the West overnight. Ridgetop wind.......West-Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 6 to 12 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.1 percent. Max temperature.....69-72. Min humidity........26-31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph late in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 12 to 20 mph. Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph by the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Evans Requested by...Erick Castaneda Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2513596.0/PDT .DELDT 05/09/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL erick.castanedaveyna@usda.gov,richard.lancaster@usda.gov