953
FNUS76 KPDT 071359
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 24 TUMBLEWEEDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
559 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON JANUARY 07.
***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
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SLIGHT
RAIN CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TODAY. WINDS
WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH COMING FROM THE SOUTH,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF 20 MPH
GUST POSSIBLE (10-20 PERCENT CHANCE) AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA. OTHERWISE, MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL STAY
BETWEEN THE 40S AND 50S WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES "GOOD" TO
"EXCELLENT" RANGING FROM THE 70S TO 80S.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (150).
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 33 32 35 39 42 44 45 46 45 44 42
RH..............77 79 80 78 73 69 61 56 55 57 61 68
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 14 14 14 16 16 16 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR TO FAIR (50-260).
FORECASTER...DAY
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL THOMAS_BOGGS@FWS.GOV
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