076  
FNUS76 KPDT 202246  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROWE CREEK COMPLEX...OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
346 PM PDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.  
***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  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WILL PREVAIL  
THIS EVENING WITH A SLIGHT PICKUP TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN  
WEAKENING ON MONDAY. NO DRY THUNDER EXPECTED, AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
RISING TO AROUND 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL  
REACH AROUND 20 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND....... SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30).  
 
TIME (PDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 56 55 53 51 50 49 48 51 57 65 71  
RH..............48 51 54 56 58 60 62 63 63 52 41 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 8 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 13 11 10 11 10 13 11 12 13  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40-50) INCREASING TO MODERATE (280-350) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (130-150) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 13  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO MODERATE (200-220) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...MATT MACKEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622199.0/PDT  
.DELDT 09/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATT.A.MACKEY@OREGON.GOV  
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