581  
FNUS76 KPDT 300812  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD CANAL 505A...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
112 AM PDT THU APR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 30.  
***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 TRANSPORT WIND  
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT IN 100'S OF FT.  
CATEGORIES ARE A GENERALIZED INDICATOR ONLY:  
LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500), HIGH (500-700),  
AND VERY HIGH (> 700). ***  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, PLEASE  
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (541) 276-8134.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
WINDS WILL MAINLY BE 10 MPH OR LESS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM EACH DAY.  
 
MIN RH VALUES WILL BE 30 TO 35 PERCENT TODAY AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT ON FRIDAY,  
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO MODERATE (310) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH  
BY DAYBREAK.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (140) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO HIGH (560) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW HAYES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 04/30/26  
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.EMAIL ANDREW.C.HAYES@USDA.GOV,EAGLECAPWFM@GMAIL.COM  
 
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