372  
FNUS76 KPDT 190503  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKIN FIRE...CMT 10  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1003 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 19.  
***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
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL  
MAINLY BE 10 MPH OR LESS.  
 
MIN RH VALUES WILL BE 15 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT ON MONDAY,  
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE  
MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (50) INCREASING TO MODERATE (260) 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............57 61 65 68 74 78 81 83 87 88 88 89  
RH..............64 59 51 46 41 36 32 28 25 23 21 20  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 11  
20 FT WIND GUST. 7 8 10 10 12 13 14 14 14  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (160) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO LOW (150) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...NIERENBERG  
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER WARE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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