025  
FNUS76 KPDT 131403  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WENAS RX...WA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
703 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.  
***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  
WA 3 RAWS SHOWS 100% RH THIS MORNING. A SLOW MOVING  
OFFSHORE SYSTEM CONTINUES BRINGING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS  
THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER 1100. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES  
BY LATE MORNING WILL BECOME MORE MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON AS HIGHS STAY IN THE MID-40S. BREEZY WINDS WILL  
ACCOMPANY CLEARING SKIES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
A WEAK INVERSION SETS UP BETWEEN 1900-2000 AND LINGERS UNTIL  
BETWEEN 0900-1000 TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING TUESDAY  
WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES, HIGHS PEAK IN THE LOW-50S.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) AFTER 1400. SNOW SHOWERS  
WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY (55-75 PERCENT) BEFORE  
1100. SLIGHT CHANCE (15-20 PERCENT) OF RAIN AND  
SNOW SHOWERS BETWEEN 1100 AND 1400.  
CWR.................67 PERCENT DECREASING TO 1 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20  
MPH, PEAKING BETWEEN 1100 AND 1500.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22  
MPH, PEAKING BETWEEN 1100 AND 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (150) INCREASING TO FAIR (310) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 37 37 41 43 42  
RH..............81 73 72 65 58 56  
20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 NE 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 13 12 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2000.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
22 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2000.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30).  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (30) INCREASING TO POOR (130) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN  
REQUESTED BY...JASON HOERNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2523426.2/PDT  
.DELDT 10/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WALTER.ESCOBAR@DNR.WA.GOV,CHRIS.BRANDON@DNR.WA.GOV,JTHOER.85MX@GMAIL.COM  
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