947  
FNUS76 KPDT 170455  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOAG...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
955 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 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.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
INVERSION BREAKS BETWEEN 0700 AND 0800 AS WINDS  
INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
SUNNY SKIES THROUGH SATURDAY AS A WARMING AND DRYING TREND  
PERSIST. DIURNAL WINDS OUT OF THE WEST BOTH DAYS, PEAKING LATE  
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH AND PEAKING AFTER 1600.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH AND PEAKING AFTER 1600.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (160-190) INCREASING TO MODERATE TO HIGH  
(500-540) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 62 64 67 72 75 79 82 85 86 86 86  
RH..............62 56 51 45 38 31 26 21 19 18 18 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 15 15 15 14 15 15 17 19 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 23 24 26  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54-60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
DECREASING TO 22 MPH AFTER 0300.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH  
DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER 0300.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (330-360) DECREASING TO LOW (70-80)  
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)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
INCREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER 1500.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH  
INCREASING TO 37 MPH AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (180-200) INCREASING TO HIGH (610-670) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
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