495
FNUS76 KPDT 231213
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR HENDRICKS WF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
513 AM PDT SAT MAY 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 23.
***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
WARM, DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AFTERNOON RH IN THE TEENS WILL BE COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF SLIGHTLY
BREEZY WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. GOOD RH RECOVERY IS
FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-4 MPH EARLY MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH LATE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 12-18 MPH LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500-8000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH EARLY MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH BY MID-MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 10-14 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO HIGH (630-670) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 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............54 57 62 68 72 76 79 81 84 84 86 85
RH..............59 55 50 43 38 33 30 26 23 21 20 19
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB VRB VRB SW SW SW SW SW SW W WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 4 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 12 14 14 16 16 17 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 12-17
MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (330) IN THE EVENING, DECREASING TO LOW (30)
OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY (25-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 12-17 MPH,
STRONGEST LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (100-110) INCREASING TO HIGH (590-620) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...PLUNKETT
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIAN MEYER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614327.0/PDT
.DELDT 05/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTIAN_MEYER@FWS.GOV
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