657  
FNUS76 KPDT 090713  
FWSPDT  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR FIRE...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1213 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 09.  
***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 THE  
TRANSPORT WIND MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING  
HEIGHT IN 100'S OF FEET. INDEX CATEGORIES  
ARE A GENERALIZED INDICATOR ONLY.***  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, PLEASE  
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (541) 276-8134.  
   
DISCUSSION  
MODERATE (50-55%) OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES OVER THE FIRE  
AREA THIS MORNING, AS A WEAK INVERSION BREAKS UP AROUND 9 AM.  
LIGHT WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY, BUT A PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL  
DEVELOP ACROSS THE CASCADES BY LATE AFTERNOON TO ELEVATE WINDS  
BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM. AN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL  
BUILD, CLEARING SKIES LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY AND INCREASING  
TEMPERATURES WHILE DECREASING HUMIDITIES. AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED  
TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP AFTER 8 PM SATURDAY, LIKELY STICKING AROUND  
UNTIL 10-11 AM SUNDAY.  
 
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING  
NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
AFTER 2 PM, PEAKING AFTER 5 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (70) INCREASING TO FAIR (360) 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............47 51 58 64 69 73 76 78 80 82 84 85  
RH..............57 50 41 33 28 23 21 19 17 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 7 8 8 9 10 13  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18  
MPH PEAKING BEFORE 10 PM AND BECOMING 3 TO 6  
MPH AFTER 1 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...FAIR (430) DECREASING TO POOR (60) OVERNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING 5 TO  
9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH AFTER 2 PM.  
WINDS PEAK BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...POOR (50) INCREASING TO FAIR (280) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CALLIHAN  
REQUESTED BY...MATT NOSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2519594.0/PDT  
.DELDT 08/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MNOSS@BLM.GOV  
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