758  
FNUS76 KPDT 051907  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE QUEENS...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1207 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 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  
DRY AND SMOKEY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH  
THE FORECAST PERIOD. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE LOW 20%  
WITH SW WINDS 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE W 5-8 MPH AFTER 1500  
THEN TO THE NW AFTER 1800. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE IN THE  
UPPER 40% WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THURSDAY LIGHT WINDS  
WILL SHIFT TO THE W 5-8 AFTER 1100 WITH HUMIDITY IN THE MID 20%.  
INVERSION WILL BREAK AFTER 0800.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1500.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1500.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (200).  
 
TIME (PDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............81 82 81 76 66 62  
RH..............29 30 33 41 50 52  
20 FT WIND......S 5 W 7 W 8 NW 6 NW 4 NW 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 10 12 10 6 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN PATCHY SMOKE  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1800 BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1800 BECOMING  
VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (100) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER  
1100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO MODERATE (220) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BENNESE  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ANDERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618967.1/PDT  
.DELDT 08/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SETH.MISSAL@USDA.GOV,JANDERS@LDAF.STATE.LA.US  
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