295
FNUS76 KPDT 040727
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE QUEENS...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1227 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
***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 WINDS IN THE SHELTERED AREAS THIS MORNING WITH UP TO 15 MPH WINDS
ON THE RIDGETOPS. WINDS BECOME EVEN LIGHTER IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
WINDS THEN REDEVELOP AT ABOUT 4 TO 6 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH UP TO 12 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS, CONDITIONS THAT
WILL PERSIST THOUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. DRY FORECAST WITH NO
RISK OF DRY THUNDER.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO LOW (60-80) 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............48 48 48 52 59 62 66 70 72 73 74 72
RH..............70 71 71 65 55 50 46 40 37 36 37 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E SE SE S SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 12 MPH
IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30).
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO MODERATE (260-270) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...RUSSELL
REQUESTED BY...HARLEY HIDALGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622879.3/PDT
.DELDT 10/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HARLEY.HIDALGO@USDA.GOV
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