786  
FNUS76 KPDT 031009  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSY OWL CLOVER RX...WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
309 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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
 
 
LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
EARLY AFTERNOON. AFTER ABOUT 1600 THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO BACK  
GRADUALLY TO THE NORTH AGAIN BY 2000. NO DRY THUNDERSTORM RISK  
EXISTS TODAY, AND THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND  
35 PERCENT. LOOK FOR THE RH TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO NEAR  
73 PERCENT.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (250) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 44 51 59 65 73 76 77 79 77 77 74  
RH..............87 88 77 69 56 45 40 37 37 38 39 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E E E E SE E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (60) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO LOW (150) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...DYLAN WALTERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 10/03/26  
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