927  
FNUS76 KPDT 161725  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEFF JONES...SE WASHINGTON TYPE 3 IMT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1025 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 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.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
ISOLATED QUICK-MOVING, HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER WALLA WALLA COUNTY LATE  
MORNING INTO VERY EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST, IF NOT ALL, ACTIVITY IS  
FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST EAST OF THE BURN SITE (ROUGHLY 5-20 MILES).  
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST THIS AFTERNOON, AND GUSTY,  
ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS ARE  
THEN FORECAST TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE HOT, MID/UPPER 90S WITH LOW AFTERNOON RH (20S TODAY, TEENS  
FRIDAY).  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-50 PERCENT) LATE MORNING,  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (0-15 PERCENT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT LATE MORNING BECOMING 1 PERCENT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-100.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-7 MPH LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS  
OF 15-20 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH LATE MORNING, SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (220).  
 
TIME (PDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P  
CHC OF LTNG (%).5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0  
TEMP............89 93 94 96 97 96 94 94 89 83 79 75  
RH..............34 30 28 24 23 24 26 27 31 35 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 10 11 11 12 15 15 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 20 20  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF  
20-25 MPH EARLY EVENING, BECOMING SOUTH 8-12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH BY LATE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600-900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (390) DECREASING TO LOW (150)  
OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF  
15-20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (170) INCREASING TO MODERATE (380) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...PLUNKETT  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WINTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617484.0/PDT  
.DELDT 07/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID_WINTER@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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