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FNUS76 KPDT 012051
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRNG PACE RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1251 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 02.
***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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION MONDAY,
RESULTING IN DRYING CONDITIONS AND NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASE AND
SHIFT TO THE WEST. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WILL REDEVELOP
TUESDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH TUESDAY,
BUT AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL INCREASE LIGHT RAIN CHANCES
(40-50%) AFTER 9PM ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE (<30%) THAT
RHS MAY DROP BELOW 50% IN THE AFTERNOONS.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
AFTER 12PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 12PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM
TEMP............44 48 51 53 52 48
RH..............85 77 67 60 64 79
20 FT WIND......W 3 NW 5 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.4 7 10 10 8 5
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER 8PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 8PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 500 FT AGL
AFTER 3 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
TO 11 MPH AFTER 11AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH VEERING TO THE WEST
8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 12PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...LAWHORN
REQUESTED BY...JON YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604141.0/PDT
.DELDT 03/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZACHARY.SPEARS@USDA.GOV,SAMUEL.PEARCY@USDA.GOV,JACOB.ROCCO@USDA.GOV,JONATHAN.YOUNG@USDA.GOV
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