995
FNUS76 KPDT 162007
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILCOX...OSFM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
107 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 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
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM EAST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON,
AND INCREASE UP TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH. WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING, THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT. WINDS TOMORROW WILL START FROM THE SOUTHWEST, THEN SHIFT WEST
THEN TO NORTHWEST MID MORNING TOMORROW. MARINE PUSH THROUGH THE
COLUMBIA GORGE WILL BRING INCREASING RHS THIS AFTERNOON, WITH RHS
STAYING WITHIN THE MID 30S. HOWEVER, WINDS WILL WEAKEN TOMORROW,
RESULTING IN AFTERNOON RHS BACK IN THE MID TEENS. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING, WITH INVERSION BEGINNING TO DEVELOP BETWEEN
8PM AND 9PM. EXPECT INVERSION TO BREAK LATE IN THE MORNING TO AROUND
NOON TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...HIGH (550-560).
TIME (PDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 81 81 82 80 79 77 71 66 64 63 61
RH..............41 39 39 39 39 39 39 41 47 51 53 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 13 15 18 19 19 19 17 16 15 13 11
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 23 24 24 23 23 21 20 17 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8PM, THEN DECREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 10PM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (380) DECREASING TO LOW (50)
OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 8AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (80) INCREASING TO MODERATE (300) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...LAWHORN
REQUESTED BY...MICHIAL RENAULT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617497.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHIAL.RENAULT@OSFM.OREGON.GOV
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