418  
FNUS76 KPDT 082116  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARLEY FIRE...OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
216 PM PDT MON SEP 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.  
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***  
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10-MINUTE AVERAGES***  
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER***  
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM THE  
TRANSPORT WIND MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING  
HEIGHT IN 100'S OF FEET. INDEX CATEGORIES  
ARE A GENERALIZED INDICATOR ONLY.***  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, PLEASE  
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (541) 276-8134.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA  
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO IN STORE. WITH THE COOLER  
TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE, HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE HIGHER. MIN RH VALUES  
WILL BE 45 TO 55 PERCENT TUESDAY AND 60 TO 65 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY WITH  
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE (40%) OF RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING WEST BY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......390 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30).  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20  
TEMP............51 50 50 50 49 49 48 49 52 55 59 61  
RH..............83 86 86 87 89 89 91 90 83 77 70 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE (40%) OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY (60%)AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 43 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 9 PERCENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.26 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 8  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30) INCREASING TO POOR (180) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE (50%) OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT (20%) CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
CWR.................9 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.21 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30).  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
(70%) LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHTLY CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 79 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.28 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30) INCREASING TO FAIR (270) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG  
REQUESTED BY...ABBY MCBETH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2521582.0/PDT  
.DELDT 09/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ABBY.D.MCBETH@ODF.OREGON.GOV  
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