974
FNUS76 KPDT 161206
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
506 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 IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
MIN RH VALUES WILL BE 35 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY AND AROUND 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY,
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AROUND 55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL START OFF OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN SHIFT OUT OF A MORE
NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND REMAIN OUT OF A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 22 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFT TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON AND GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 23
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (100) INCREASING TO HIGH (610) 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............65 67 69 71 73 76 79 80 82 83 81 80
RH..............61 61 60 57 53 48 44 42 40 40 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 10 12 14 14 17 19 21 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 11 13 16 18 19 22 25 28 30 30
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (320) DECREASING TO LOW (100)
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS TO 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (120) INCREASING TO MODERATE (430) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ERNST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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