396  
FNUS76 KPDT 090859  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CREEK...BLM, COIDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
159 AM PDT TUE SEP 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 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  
A SLOWLY APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING  
ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY  
WINDS, SMALL HAIL, AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. ALTHOUGH LOCALLY WETTING  
RAINS ARE POSSIBLE, OVERALL CWRS REMAIN GENERALLY LOW. MOISTURE  
FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL FOSTER BOTH GOOD RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT  
AND MINIMUM RHS AROUND 45 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE  
EACH MORNING AND EACH OVERNIGHT, NORTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................9 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.27 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) INCREASING TO FAIR (230) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............63 66 67 70 72 74 74 75 74 73 70 66  
RH..............66 63 58 54 50 45 44 43 46 49 54 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.17 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (120) DECREASING TO POOR (40) OVERNIGHT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.28 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) INCREASING TO POOR (190) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NWS SEATTLE  
REQUESTED BY...JOE WINCKLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 09/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.WINCKLER@BIA.GOV,MATTHEW.NUNNELLY@ALASKA.GOV  
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