519  
FNUS76 KPDT 160947  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSWHITE...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
247 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 16.  
***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  
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING,  
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30 PERCENT  
TODAY AND 15 T 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE(20%) OF SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 17 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WIND, 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST  
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
8 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (480) 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 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............65 66 69 72 77 80 86 88 88 89 87 87  
RH..............66 66 65 58 52 45 38 34 31 31 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 14 17  
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 5 6 10 11 14 14 16 18  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, BECOMING WEST AND  
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN  
500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (410-430) DECREASING TO LOW (40)  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (320) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG  
REQUESTED BY...ZACH SPENCER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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