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 .TAG 2513435.3/PDT .DELDT 05/09/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mark.moeller@usda.gov,william.henderson2@usda.gov,jeffrey.brink@usda.gov,Andrew.c.hayes@usda.gov,Aaron.murdock@usda.gov