####018003779#### FNUS76 KPDT 022234 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for BIg Eddy 3 - PFTC...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 334 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 PDT on May 02. ***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...Dry weather is expected through Friday afternoon when low pressure will move south of the area and rain will develop, which will continue through Friday night and into Saturday. Snow levels will decrease on Saturday, that rain will mix with snow on Saturday with less than an inch accumulation expected at this time. Wetting rain is expected by Friday night. Min RH values will be in the 30s on Friday and much higher on Saturday due to precipitation, with excellent recovery Friday night. Winds, while not strong will be shifting around. .FRIDAY... Slight chance of rain late in the afternoon. Rain likely late in the afternoon. Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain becoming likely by late afternoon. CWR.................0 percent increasing to 70 percent late in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....60-63. Min humidity........32-37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 11 mph. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph early. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 17 mph. Haines Index........2 to 4 or very low to low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain likely early in the evening, then rain late in the evening. CWR.................70 percent increasing to 94 percent late in the evening. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39-42. Max humidity........94-99 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Ridgetop wind.......South winds becoming southwest and decreasing to around 5 mph in the evening then becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph by daybreak. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 17 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Rain. Snow early in the morning, then rain and snow likely late in the afternoon. CWR.................93 percent decreasing to 11 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....43-46. Min humidity........61-66 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 5 to 11 mph late in the morning. Ridgetop wind.......South to southeast winds around 5 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 16 mph shifting to the west around 14 mph late in the afternoon. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Nierenberg Requested by...Jessie Creech Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413036.0/PDT .DELDT 05/02/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jessie.creech@usda.gov