797
FNUS76 KPDT 042044
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE QUEENS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
144 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
***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
LIGHT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS WILL PREVAIL REST OF
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH DIURNAL WINDS PREVAILING THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT, UNDER 5 MPH, WITH DAYTIME WINDS
STAYING UNDER 10 MPH. GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL YIELD
TO FAIR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TOMORROW NIGHT AS A SLIGHTLY WARMING
TREND PREVAILS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 7-DAYS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 7 MPH MID-LATE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WIND 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 6, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (240) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 61 71 76 79 80
RH..............47 50 34 27 25 28
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 SE 4 S 5 SW 6 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 10
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30).
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
WIND AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...MODERATE (240).
FORECASTER...TOWNSEND
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/04/26
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.EMAIL SETH.MISSAL@USDA.GOV,JANDERS@LDAF.STATE.LA.US
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