963
FNUS76 KPDT 170425
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR KAHLER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
925 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON JULY 17.
***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
INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 0700 AS CLEAR SKIES PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY UNDER A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. DIURNALLY
DRIVEN WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST BOTH DAYS, WITH MORE OF
A NORTHERLY COMPONENT LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BY
1700.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
BY 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (270) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 61 63 69 73 77 81 82 84 84 83 82
RH..............54 49 45 41 35 31 28 26 24 23 23 24
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SW W W W W W W NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 5 6 7 10 10 12 12 13
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (230) DECREASING TO LOW (30)
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BY 1100
, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
AROUND 1700.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY
1100, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 12
MPH AROUND 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (470) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN
REQUESTED BY...BMIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617533.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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