####018003062#### FNUS76 KPDT 250216 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Whiskey 85/86...USFS Heppner National Weather Service Pendleton OR 716 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1900 PDT on April 24. ***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 conditions will prevail through Thursday morning, and there is an excellent chance (80%) of rain in the afternoon and evening. Friday will be met with numerous showers over the southern Blue Mountains. A tenth of an inch is likely at the burn site, and there is a chance of 0.25" of rain with this system. Winds will increase along the ridgetops late Thursday. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 40. Max humidity........75-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North-Northwest 5-11 mph with strongest winds before 2200 PDT. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 8-12 mph becoming west 5-10 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Rain showers after 1300 PDT. CWR.................35 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....50-53. Min humidity........56-61 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South-Southwest winds 3-7 mph shifting to the North-Northwest 6-12 mph late afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5-8 mph shifting to the Northwest 10-15 mph in the late afternoon. Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers. CWR.................70 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39-42. Max humidity........85-90 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West 5-8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West-Northwest 10-15 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Occasional rain showers. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....50-53. Min humidity........49-54 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West-Northwest 5-8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West-Northwest 10-15 mph. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 16 mph. Haines Index........2 (very low). $$ Forecaster...Wister Requested by...Jon Ellis Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412383.0/PDT .DELDT 04/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jonathan.ellis@usda.gov