692
FNUS76 KPDT 051922
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE QUEENS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1222 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
***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 CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE AREA
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TO START, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE BECOMING W 5-8 MPH AFTER 1100. DAYTIME HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN THE MOD 20%. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE FROM THE W 5-7
MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT WITH RECOVERIES IN THE
UPPER 40%. FRIDAY WILL SEE LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
FROM THE NW WITH HUMIDITY IN THE MID 20%. INVERSION WILL BREAK
AFTER 0800.
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 7
TO 10 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.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 63 73 79 82 83
RH..............45 47 38 32 30 31
20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 W 4 W 6 W 8 W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 10 11
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR
(15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (100) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 0800.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (330) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BENNESE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618967.2/PDT
.DELDT 08/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SETH.MISSAL@USDA.GOV,JANDERS@LDAF.STATE.LA.US
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