Fri May 17 09:28:15 EDT 2024

East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades-
628 AM PDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* Max temperature.....59-64...except 47-57 ridges. 
* Min humidity........30-40 percent...except 36-51 percent ridges. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 9 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 
      mph...except west 11 to 17 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the 
      eastern Columbia River Gorge. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 8 to 14 mph. 
* CWR.................0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior. 
* Mixing height.......6000 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
* Min temperature.....36-41...except 31-36 ridges. 
* Max humidity........71-81 percent. 
* Humidity recovery...Good. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 11 to 18 mph with gusts up to 30 
      mph decreasing to 2 to 7 mph after midnight. In the eastern 
      Columbia River Gorge, west winds 14 to 20 mph with gusts up 
      to 35 mph decreasing to 5 to 11 mph after midnight. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 10 to 17 mph decreasing to 1 to 5 
      mph after midnight. 
* CWR.................0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........3 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......Near surface. 
* Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* Max temperature.....59-64...except 47-57 ridges. 
* Min humidity........29-40 percent. 
* 20-foot winds....... 
*     Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 2 to 7 mph increasing to 7 to 13 
      mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. In the eastern 
      Columbia River Gorge, west winds 5 to 11 mph increasing to 11 
      to 17 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. 
*     Ridges/upr slopes....West winds 2 to 7 mph. 
* CWR.................0 percent. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire 
  behavior. 
* Mixing height.......6500 ft agl. 
* Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. 


.Forecast days 3 through 7......
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 55 to 62. West winds
8 to 14 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 65 to 71. West winds
6 to 12 mph. 
.TUESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 45.
Highs 58 to 64. West winds 4 to 9 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 43.
Highs 56 to 63. West winds 5 to 11 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows
36 to 41. Highs 58 to 65. West winds 5 to 11 mph.