700
FNUS76 KPDT 050011
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR KLICKITAT OAKS RX FIRE...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
511 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1812 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
WARM, DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY WESTERLY WINDS BY
MID-AFTERNOON MONDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH
INDUCES LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS. AN
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED (99 PERCENT
CONFIDENCE) TO REBUILD TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY WITH
WARM, DRY CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS RETURNING.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 1-4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS 1-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-6 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 71 66 64 62 60 59 57 56 54 50 49
RH..............40 45 51 53 56 59 61 63 64 66 70 71
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB VRB
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1-5 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 12-17
MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20
MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3200-3700 FT AGL BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO MODERATE (200) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-50 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-25 PERCENT)
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 12-17 MPH
EARLY EVENING, BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 1-5
MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH
EARLY EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
1-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION INDEX...DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...PLUNKETT
REQUESTED BY...ADAM LIEBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/04/26
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