844
FNUS76 KPDT 170328
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER DRY CREEK FIRE...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
828 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA,
LEADING TO CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY APPROACHING MIDNIGHT,
SLOWLY DROPPING OVERNIGHT. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FRIDAY,
AS THE TREND CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH
AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (370-400) DECREASING TO LOW (80-100)
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............91 75 72 69 65 63
RH..............32 45 44 48 52 53
20 FT WIND......W 10 SW 13 SW 11 S 10 S 9 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 17 14 11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (140) INCREASING TO MODERATE (310-320) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN
REQUESTED BY...GREG MELHORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/16/26
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.EMAIL GREG.G.MELHORN@ODF.OREGON.GOV
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