661  
FNUS76 KPDT 040928  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF A RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
228 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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 SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY WILL AGAIN BECOME LIGHT  
AND DOWN VALLEY BY THE EARLY EVENING. THERE AREA NO CHANCES FOR  
PRECIPITATION OR RISK OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT RECOVERING  
OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 45 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO  
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO  
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) INCREASING TO MODERATE (380-420) 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............50 52 59 70 74 77 79 80 80 79 78 74  
RH..............49 48 39 30 25 23 21 19 17 17 19 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 7 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40-50) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO HIGH (610-660) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH CATE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623007.1/PDT  
.DELDT 10/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DARREN.GUNN@USDA.GOV,KEVIN.PERCY@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.CATE@USDA.GOV,ORBIC@FIRENET.GOV  
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