304  
FNUS76 KPDT 040915  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSHALL DEVINE RX...BURNS INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
215 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTHWEST  
BY THE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME UNDER 3 MPH AND DOWN VALLEY  
BY AROUND 2000. THIS AFTERNOON THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
CAN BE AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT, AND THEN RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO  
AROUND 40 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (290) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 55 60 69 73 76 78 80 80 80 79 76  
RH..............45 46 42 32 27 23 20 17 15 14 16 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 10 10 10 10 8 6 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 500 FT  
AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30).  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO  
14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO VERY HIGH (750) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...R HOWES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622992.1/PDT  
.DELDT 10/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DONHAM@PATRICKFIRE.COM,KEVIN.PERCY@USDA.GOV,ORBIC@FIRENET.GOV  
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