192  
FNUS76 KPDT 080131  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
631 PM PDT TUE OCT 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
***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
 
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10MPH, AND SHIFTING  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST THURSDAY. AFTERNOON RHS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 40S  
TOMORROW, AND UPPER 40S THURSDAY WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERY. ANOTHER NIGHT OF CLEAR SKIES WILL BRING COLD MORNING LOWS  
TOMORROW MORNING. AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LIGHT PRECIP  
CHANCES ACROSS THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.  
LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 5.5KFT IN ELEVATION  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH MOSTLY RAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (160) INCREASING TO FAIR (440) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................18 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS  
AFTER 9PM.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AFTER 11PM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER  
4AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (140) DECREASING TO POOR (80) OVERNIGHT.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING EAST 4 TO 7 MPH  
AFTER 11AM.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (100) INCREASING TO FAIR (390) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAWHORN  
REQUESTED BY...AANA KULAAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 10/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AANA_KULAAS@FIRENET.GOV,NICHOLAS.WIGLE@USDA.GOV  
 
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