691  
FNUS76 KPDT 010847  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD CANAL 505A...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
147 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 01.  
***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 SATURDAY. WINDS  
WILL GENERALLY BE 10 MPH OR LESS. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30  
PERCENT TODAY AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON SATURDAY, WITH MODERATE  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (110) INCREASING TO HIGH (560) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (150) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (820) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW HAYES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612019.2/PDT  
.DELDT 05/01/26  
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.EMAIL EAGLECAPWFM@GMAIL.COM,ANDREW.C.HAYES@USDA.GOV  
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