140  
FNUS76 KPDT 081801  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK UNIT 2 RX BURN...WASHINGTON DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1101 AM PDT WED OCT 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PDT ON OCTOBER 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.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................12 PERCENT INCREASING TO 52 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (40).  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 45 44 43 42 42 41 41 42 45 49 54  
RH..............78 82 84 90 91 96 99 100 100 100 91 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW N N N S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................52 PERCENT DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6  
TO 9 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (40) INCREASING TO POOR (160) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 12 PERCENT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (60) DECREASING TO POOR (40) OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................12 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) INCREASING TO FAIR (470) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 THROUGH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22  
 
 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM LIEBERG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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