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FNUS76 KPDT 170445
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILCOX FIRE...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
945 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 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.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
BREEZY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SLOWLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. INVERSION SETS UP LATE AND BREAKS AROUND 0700. A WARMING
AND DRYING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY UNDER CLEAR SKIES. DIURNAL WINDS
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BOTH DAYS, SHIFTING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND PEAKING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8
MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
MPH AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 65 63 62 60 58 57 56 55 59 62 65
RH..............49 50 52 54 58 59 61 64 63 56 47 41
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 14 12 10 7 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH AROUND NOON AND
PEAKING BETWEEN 1600-1900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON AND PEAKING
BETWEEN 1600-1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO
14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (70) INCREASING TO MODERATE (340) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN
500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (270) DECREASING TO LOW (30)
OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH AROUND NOON AND
PEAKING BETWEEN 1600-1900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH AROUND NOON AND
PEAKING BETWEEN 1600-1900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (70) INCREASING TO MODERATE (470) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY RICTOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/16/26
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