189  
FNUS76 KPDT 250018  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TULE BURN RX...OR-WSA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
518 PM PDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.  
***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 UNDER 5 MPH TONIGHT SHOULD BECOME MORE  
VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP  
BY ABOUT 10% INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS  
EXPECTED AND NO DRY LIGHTNING. HIGH CLOUDS WILL OVERSPREAD  
THE AREA.  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 500 FT AGL  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30).  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 54 47 43 41 37  
RH..............33 37 45 52 59 67  
20 FT WIND......N 4 N 2 N 2 E 3 SE 4 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 2 2 3 4 3  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO LOW (60) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO MODERATE (320) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...RUSSELL  
REQUESTED BY...GARY SAMPSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624204.3/PDT  
.DELDT 10/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY.SAMPSON@CTWSBNR.ORG  
 
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