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FNUS76 KPDT 030922
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE QUEENS...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
222 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
***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
THERE WILL BE SOME WINDS IN THE THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE ALREADY
ONGOING ON THE RIDGE TOPS THIS MORNING WITH AN EASTERLY COMPONENT.
LIGHT WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE VALLEY AREAS FROM AROUND 7 TO
12 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH MORE OF A SOUTHEAST COMPONENTS. THERE
IS NO RISK OF DRY THUNDER.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (60-70) INCREASING TO MODERATE (240-250) 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............47 46 47 51 56 60 63 67 68 69 69 68
RH..............74 75 77 69 63 57 53 48 44 43 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 8 7 7 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50-60) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30-40) INCREASING TO LOW (90-110) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...RUSSELL
REQUESTED BY...HARLEY HIDALGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622879.2/PDT
.DELDT 10/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HARLEY.HIDALGO@USDA.GOV
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